Islamic Culture Foundation 

Nestor Martinez and Basilio Rodriguez, from FUNCI (Fundación de Cultura Islámica, Madrid), have returned to Syria to make a follow up trip, with the intention to start the construction of the Al-Andalus style garden which will be held in Al-Amma public park of Aleppo, in the frame of MED-O-MED Program.
Before traveling to this city, FUNCI […]

(Author Unknown)
 I love Beirut for its opposites.
 I love Beirut because I see a girl in a mini-skirt and her sister in a tchador.
 I love Beirut because it is neither West nor East it is both.
 I love Beirut because one can party till 6:00 in the morning and not realize that it is Tuesday morning.
 I love […]

The Amazigh (Berber) are credited with preserving the Phoenician language till the time of Saint Augustine in the 5th century & traces of the Phoenician alphabet are evident in the Tamazight (Berber) alphabet called Tifinagh.
Source: Phoenicia.org
The Phoenician colonies in North Africa started out as peaceful, trading presence among the Amazigh original inhabitants of the […]

The other face of Jerusalem: The Ecological Disaster 
By Rajai Masri
“Might sound a contradiction in terms when I appear to oscillate between the spiritual and aesthetic in describing the city that lies half way between the real and the metaphysical in the hearts of hundreds of millions of mortals of the three monotheistic faiths (holding hostage […]

PRESS RELEASE
Closing of the International Seminar held in the Alhambra
“The al-Andalus experience: a model for preserving biodiversity”
Granada, 7-9 October 2009
“The Muslims of al-Andalus cultivated all of the branches of knowledge, in a disinterested, generous way. They placed their discoveries at the service of human beings, whatever their condition or creed, with the aim of meeting […]

MESSAGE FROM MR AHMED DJOGHLAF, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “THE ANDALUSÍ EXPERIENCE: A MODEL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY” in the framework of MED-O-MED net of Botanic Gardens.
7 OCTOBER 2009
GRANADA, SPAIN
“Ladies and Gentlemen,
The great Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rushd, or Averroes, said that “In nature there is nothing superfluous.” […]

The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry for the Environment and for Rural and Marine Affairs and with IUCN-Med, is holding from 7 to 9 October in Granada (Spain) the 1st International Seminar on THE EXPERIENCE OF AL-ANDALUS: A MODEL FOR CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
The seminar, in wich also collaborate the Patronato de […]

The past is not yet written
Written by Louis Werner - Portraits illustrated by Jesús Conde Alaya *
Saudi Aramoc Word
May/June 2009
Ever since an Arab–Berber army sailed across the Strait of Gibraltar in the year 711 and founded what came to be known as Al-Andalus, Spanish scholars have looked back on the 800 years of Muslim rule […]

Kairouan Capital of Islamic Culture 1430 AH/2009 AD
Source: ISESCO
Kairouan stands as a main cultural and religious metropolis in the Tunisian Republic. It still preserves its original blend of Arab-Islamic architecture with its souks (market places), alleys, and old streets. In 1988 the city was inscribed on UNESCO world heritage list.
Kairouan is located some 100 miles […]

“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 […]