karen armstrong and the prophet of islam

17
Jun 2008

Karen Armstrong’s “Mohammad: A Prophet for Our Time”
By Rajai Masri 
True spirituals refrain from sweeping generalization and the traps of self-righteous judgmental conclusions in the full cognizance of human’s cognitive limitations, the short span of human’s life and the unfathomable expanse of an extended universe. True that certain mortals are endowed with exceptional intuitive powers that […]

Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus

9
Jun 2008

Beyond al-Qaeda, Beyond al-Qaeda, Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus
By Sinikka Tarvainen
Rabat, Morocco (dpa)
In 1492 - the legend goes - Abu Abdallah Mohammed XI reined in his horse on a rocky outcrop overlooking the distinguished city of Granada. The Moorish king, also called Boabdil, had just handed over the keys of the last Muslim bastion […]

60 years of nakba

25
May 2008

From: Nakba60.org 
This year Israel celebrates its 60th birthday. Yet for Palestinians and for people of conscience this is not an occasion to celebrate.
The establishment of the State of Israel involved the destruction of over 530 Palestinian towns and villages and the expulsion of about two-thirds of the indigenous Palestinian Arab population from their homes and […]

A campaing against forced marriages

16
May 2008

No to forced marriages ! Our Duty, Our Conscience
Wednesday 14 May 2008, by Tariq Ramadan
Launch of the European Campaign. All the European delegations are attending the first meeting on the 14th May 2008 in Rotterdam
The SPIOR initiative and campaign against forced marriages is to be much welcomed. Something had to be said about practices that […]

The world of science in muslim spain

30
Apr 2008

The exhibition entitled Science in the World of al-Andalus has opened on April 29 in San Sebastian (Spain) under the joint sponsorship of the Islamic Culture Foundation (Fundación de Cultura Islámica, FUNCI) and the Fundaciò “La Caixa”.
This is a roving exhibition which has already been brought to several cities in Spain and is curated by […]

architecture competition announcement

30
Apr 2008

Sham Spiritual Oasis Competition for Architectural Concepts
The competition aims at developing a concept of a place of hospitality for travelers and pilgrims through Sham Region (Sham is the old name for Damascus), a place to be called Sham Spiritual Oasis. It will serve as a visitor center, a place of spiritual growth and an occasion […]

Poem of Mahmoud Darweesh

25
Apr 2008

LOVER FROM PALESTINE
Your eyes
A thorn in my heart
Painful yet adorable
I shield it from the wind
And stab it deep through the night
Through pain
Its wound illuminates the darkness
Transforms my present into future
Dearer than my soul
And I shall forget as our eyes meet
That once we were together behind the gate
……….
Your words were my song
I tried singing
But winter replaced […]

EuroArab Chairs in Granada

5
Mar 2008

On the occasion of the 2nd Annual Program of the EuroArab Chairs, the EuroArab Foundation for Higher Studies of Granada (Spain) is pleased to invite you.
It is an international convention launched by the Euro Arab Foundation under the patronage of the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for the Development, for university professors, Scientists, investigators, intellectuals and artists […]