Tag Archives: Religions

The Islamic funerary question in Spain. The case of Zaragoza

Last 18th January the news of the discovery of an ancient Islamic necropolis in the [...]

Bahrain. A community that forms its culture

Bahrain is home to many sights and attractions, but what brings life and character to [...]

Ibn ‘Arabi and Sufism, a way of reading Islamic architecture

Why does man choose to express himself through art and how does he do so? [...]

Eid Al-Adha and animal welfare in islam

On July 29th, we have just attended the Eid al-Adha, or the so-called Feast of [...]

A Japanese perspective on Islam: a religion beyond our Western shores

A new essay on Râbi’a Al Adawiyya

We reproduce an excerpt of an interview with the Moroccan thinker and theologian Asma Lamrabet, [...]

FUNCI receives the Doha international award

Last May 23rd and 24th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the 14th Doha Conference [...]

Ramadan and fasting in monotheist religions

Dr. Mohamed Chtatou Ramadan, a sacred month for Muslims, commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an [...]

Interfaith dialogue through travel literature

Dr. Mohamed Chtatou The rihla or travel literature has played an outstanding role in the [...]

Susana Mangana joins FUNCI

This month we have a reason to celebrate. Professor and researcher Susana Mangana Porteiro has [...]

Ramadan unifies the Islamic Ummah in belief, thought and practice

Mohamed Chtatou – Université Internationale de Rabat Instituted in Medina in the year 624, the [...]

Astonishing mosques in China

China has an ambiguous stance in regards to institutionalized faith. On the one hand, the [...]

Ibn ‘Arabi, the Andalusian Sufi Prince of Humility

Sufism designates the effort of internalization of the Qur’anic Revelation, the break with the purely [...]

Amazigh Identity in Morocco and Algeria

The Amazighs are the oldest inhabitants of North Africa, a proof of that is their [...]

Muhammad, Republican Revolutionary?

In 17th-century England, talking about Islam was a way of criticising the powers that be. [...]

The cultural diversity of Bulgaria

Banya Bashi is the name of the mosque in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. The monument [...]

A tool, not a compromise

In the Middle East, the religious sphere must now complement the societal one, which is [...]

Manifestation spirituelle en al-Andalous

Communication lue par Cherif Abderrahman Jah, Président de la FUNCI à l’occasion du Colloque International La Civilisation Musulmane [...]

Leaving conflict behind and embracing alliance.

International Symposium on “Civilizations and cultures : from dialogue to alliance” The most diverse cultures, [...]