Islamic Culture Foundation 

“I am honoured to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt’s advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and […]

The Scientific World is turning to God
Source: www.islamreligon.com
Admitting the theory of Intelligent Design
“As people have certainly been influenced by me, I want to try and correct the enormous damage I may have done.” (Anthony Flew)
The newspapers these days are echoing with these regret-filled words by Antony Flew, in his time a well-known atheist philosopher.  The […]

Feminist reforms in Turkey reflect the progressive face of İslam
By Sertaç Sehlikoğlu Karakaş*
MONTRÉAL - 26 april 2009
Source: IslamiCity.com
Turkey has strong ties both with its Muslim history and with secularism, where the latter is taken to mean not mixing religion with politics. After decades of struggling between these two identities, this strategic NATO ally and […]

The first International Forum on the Quranic Botanical Garden will was held in Doha on 02 March 2009. The three day event gathered more than 20 specialised scientists, including Encarna Gutierrez from the Islamic Culture Foudation of Madrid, representing different relevant disciplines.
The forum was the first on to be held to promote the garden. The […]

The Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) and Fondazione Mediterraneo (FM) have the pleasure to announce the launch of the Fourth Edition of the Euro-Med Award for the Dialogue between Cultures. This edition’s theme is Intercultural Dialogue for Peace and Co-existence. They invite all the member organizations in the 43 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean […]

Anna Lindh Foundation rewards ten Arabic Children’s Books at the Cairo International Book Fair
Selected among one hundred other books, the Anna Lindh Foundation announces today the Honour list including the best ten Arabic children’s books, to be rewarded at the Cairo International Book Fair. The reward is part of the Foundation’s activity “100 Books Exhibition”, […]

Network of Botanic Gardens in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Islamic Culture Foundation (Madrid)
Islamic civilisation has, over the centuries, show a marked interest in nature, based on Koranic principles urging its contemplation as a fount of  knowledge.
According to Islamic tradition, nature was created as a source of spiritual inspiration and also as sustenance. That does […]

By Elena López Cuenca
Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI)
Commented by Professor Robert Hillenbrand
The purpose of this work is to account for the subject matter of the Hadith Bayad manuscript in the Vatican Library (Arab. 368) . Special attention will be paid to the elements that were borrowed from the Mesopotamian school as well as the indigenous and […]