The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), in collaboration with the Caisse de Dêpot et de Gestion, has organised an photographic exhibition of Lucinda Simas Magalhaes works called Maroc: du bleu à l’ocre, on 15th of February, in Rabat, Morocco.
The photos are accompanied by a selection of texts from the book “Marruecos, gentes, tradiciones y creencias”, of […]
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Euro-Mediterranean Youth Forum on Water and Cultures in Dialogue. Turin, Italy.
Dear Members of ALF National Network,
The Anna Lindh Foundation, the Piedmont Regional Government and Paralleli Euro-Mediterranean Institute have the pleasure to inform you that in the framework of the International Year of Inter-Cultural Dialogue and as part of the “Water our Common Future” initiative, we are organizing a […]
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15-16 January 2008
Author Paulo Coelho, Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, Queen Noor of Jordan, Al Jazeera anchor Riz Khan, Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson are among the public figures coming to Madrid on January 15-16 to find new ways to bridge the growing divide between nations and […]
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For this special season, we reproduce for you two designs created for the Islamic Culture Foundation by two of our collaborators: the spanish graphic designers Kukuxumusu, and the tunisian calligrapher Abdessatar Jmei.
Happy christmas for all of you, full of peace, prosperity and love!
Happy new year!
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RehabiMed is a young spanish organization from Barcelona, dealing with Rehabilitation of Traditional Mediterranean Architecture. From the Islamic Culture Foundation, we desire to recognise its work and goals.
The RehabiMed project forms part of Euromed Heritage, the European culture programme that came into being after the 1995 Barcelona conference, which set out to create a space […]
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From the Islamic Culture Foundation, we whish you a happy Eid el-Adha. May God bless you and bring you peace, with moments of happiness, joy and prosperity for you and your family.
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Song of the world. The Art of Safavid Iran, 1501-1736
Since 7 january 2008
Visual arts and the written word are closely linked in Iranian culture, where the ultimate theme is the world’s grandeur, a divine creation. This relationship—equally well defined in painting as in object art in which literary metaphors are portrayed through motifs—became more pronounced […]
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Islam and Modern Social Movements
Anne Gray* & Mark Barrett*
Muslims’ commitment to social justice suggests a necessity for engagement in civil society. What challenges and opportunities confront Muslims within European societies in their pursuit of action to preserve the environment, and oppose unjust war and oppression? This topic will be approached from the perspectives of two […]
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Islamic Human Rights Commission’s 10 Year Anniversary
The Islamic Human Rights Commission cordially invites you to join them on their 10 year anniversary, celebrating a decade of fighting against injustice.
As the only human rights organization to employ Islamic principles in our endeavour to abrogate injustice, IHRC has dedicated years of hard work to ensure the rights […]
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Lailat al Qadr (27 Ramadan) - Night of Power
Lailat al Qadr, the Night of Power, marks the night in which the Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Allah.
Muslims regard this as the most important event in history, and the Qur’an says that this night is better than a thousand months (97:3), […]
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