How much longer?

29
Jul 2006

By Eduardo Galeano
One country bombed two countries. Such impunity might astound were it not business as usual. In response to the few timid protests from the international community, Israel said mistakes were made.
How much longer will horrors be called mistakes?
This slaughter of civilians began with the kidnapping of a soldier.
How much longer will the kidnapping […]

Amr Moussa speech

1
Jul 2006

Presentation made by Mr. Amr Moussa Secretary General of the League of Arab States of the Report and Conclusions of the First International Atman Encounter 2005
Madrid, 24th of April 2006
 
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me thank Atman Foundation for inviting me to present the report of its first International Encounter that was celebrated in Madrid on October 28th […]

freedom of expression and religion

29
Jun 2006

This is the text of the Resolution 1510 (2006) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, about Freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs.
The last 18 may the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) was invited to give her opinion about that subject in an audition organised by the Council of Europe at the Senate […]

Dialogue among cultures and Religions

30
May 2006

Conclusions of the Atman Encounter 2005, hold in Madrid. Atman Foundation is a non profit organization reclently founded in Spain. Together with the Islamic Culture Foundation and others institutions, Atman Foundation pertains to the Spanish Net for the Alliance of Civilisations.
Working for the dialogue among cultures, Atman Foundation is a non-profit, privately funded organization, based […]

The Foundation at the Doha summit

27
Feb 2006

ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
HIGH-LEVEL GROUP MEETING II
Doha
27 february 2006
Encarna Gutiérrez
Islamic Cutlure Foundation, Madrid
Your Excellencies, Illustrious Ladies and Gentlemen representing the High-Level Group for the Alliance of Civilisations, Ladies and Gentlemen appointed as Observers.
I would like first to thank you on my own behalf and on behalf of the Foundation for Islamic Culture, a Spanish NGO which […]

Kofi Annan’s statement, Doha 2006

26
Feb 2006

STATEMENT AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE HIGH‑LEVEL GROUP FOR THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
Kofi Annan,
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Doha, 26 February 2006
Your Highness, (Abdallah al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar), Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
First let me thank Your Highness for hosting this meeting and providing an environment conducive to its very important […]

Leaving conflict behind and embracing alliance.

27
Jan 2006

Federico Mayor Zaragoza
International Symposium on “Civilizations and cultures : from dialogue to alliance”
Tunis, January 30–February 1, 2006.
The most diverse cultures, beliefs and identities, all embody our common wealth. Our strength issues from our union in embracing universal values. A tempered dialogue, interaction and mutual knowledge will lead to peaceful and harmonious coexistence. Society has to […]

MANIFESTO AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIA

12
Mar 2003

MOTIVATION
For nearly 20 years, we at the Fundación de Cultura Islámica have been working to spread information about the Islamic culture in an impartial way, filling the existing gap between specialization in university classrooms and general ignorance among the public at large.
Through our activities we have intended to collaborate in the improvement of intercultural relations […]

RECOMMENDATION 1162 (1991)

19
Sep 1991

PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY SESSION
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) organised in 1991, in collaboration with UNESCO and the Institut du Monde Arabe of Paris, an International Conference about the Contribution of Islamic Civilization in European Culture. As a result, the Parlamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved the Recommendation 1162 […]