Islamic Culture Foundation 

ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE LOGO COMPETITION
The Promoter: The Organization of the Islamic Conference, abbreviated as
O.I.C.
Object of the Competition: Design a new emblem (logo) for the O.I.C. to reflect the renewed aspiration of the Muslim World of bringing about changes towards the path of moderation and modernization.
Type of Competition: A design competition will be organized […]

We wish you a happy Muslim New Year 1431, and a happy Christian New Year 2010.

Functionality, Symbolism, Minarets, Islam & the Swiss
By Rajai Masri
Saturday December 5, 2009
A prominent retired Egyptian Ambassador who last served in a very important Arab country forwarded today to me for wider distribution an urgent write up protesting the Swiss decision as a result of a referendum to stop the issuing of future permits for the […]

Children and Young People Use Video Cameras to Fight Intolerance
Source: Anna Lindh Foundation
The award winners of PLURAL+, the international youth-produced video festival on migration, identity and diversity, will be announced at a gala event on 18 December 2009 in New York.
As part of an initiative launched in the joint collaborative framework of the UN Alliance […]

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 […]

The CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) of Madrid (Spain) and the EPHE (École Pratique des Hautes Études) of Paris, have organized a Conference on codicology and history of the manuscript in Arabic script in Madrid, from the 27th to the 29th of May 2010.
In the course of the centuries, the Islamic world has witnessed an […]

The European Union and the Euromed Heritage programme
The Qantara project is part of the Euromed Heritage programme, which hopes to contribute to mutual understanding and dialogue between Mediterranean cultures by highlighting their cultural heritage. It aims to encourage intercultural dialogue by supporting the preservation and promotion of the shared historical and cultural heritage of the […]

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 […]

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 […]