about us


The Islamic Culture Foundation (previously known as Western Institute for Islamic Culture) is a non-profit, non-partisan, strictly independent cultural and scientific Spanish organisation (registered as a private cultural foundation in the Registry of the Protectorate of Cultural Foundations of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport), which concerns itself exclusively with matters related to cultural research, development and cooperation.

It was created in 1982 by the Islamic academic and humanist Cherif Abderrahman Jah, who stills acts as President, and the prestigious, late Spanish anthropologist Julio Caro Baroja, who was Honorary Chairman.

TRUSTEES

  • Cherif Abderrahman Jah
  • Encarna Gutiérrez
  • Margarita López
  • Yolanda Guardione
  • Néstor Martínez
  • Inés Eléxpuru
  • Juan Carlos Escobar

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

* President: Cherif Abderrahman Jah
* CEO: Encarna Gutiérrez
* Treasurer: Néstor Martínez
* Research: Margarita López
* PR and Media: Inés Eléxpuru
* Magreb office: Yolanda Guardione
* Library: Mercedes Rodríguez
* Archives: María Blázquez
* Volunteers: José Luján