Islamic Culture Foundation 

Zionist Massacre in Gaza
Source: Neturey Karta International
January 2008
Following is a letter that was sent from Neturei Karta to Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar Co-Founder of Hamas: January 25, 2008 To the Honorable Doctor Mamoud Al-Zahar.
“To the Distinguished People of Gaza and the entire Palestine.  Assalam Alaikum.
 May the Almighty’s blessing be on you, your family and all our […]

By Adonis 
I open a door unto the Earth
 
and set ablaze the fire of presence,
 
in the clouds intersecting
 
or trailing one another,
 
in the ocean and its infatuated waves,
 
in the mountains and their forests,
 
and in the rocks,
 
creating for the pregnant nights
 
a homeland
 
in the ashes of the roots,
 
in the fields of songs,
 
in the thunder and thunderbolts,
 
and feeding to the […]

By: Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi
Source: IslamiCity.com
Jesus or Isa in Arabic (peace be upon him) is of great significance in both Islam and Christianity. However, there are differences in terms of beliefs about the nature and life occurrences of Jesus . There are about 71 verses in the Quran that refer to Prophet Jesus. Following […]

By Pouyeh Ansari
Source: Qantara.de 2008
Translated from the German by Mý Huê McGowran
The concept of “intercultural gardens” sounds auspicious: Fallow land is developed into community gardens where people from different cultural backgrounds can plant crops. However the example of the intercultural garden in Cologne, Germany, shows that integration work can also be counter-productive. Pouyeh Ansari reports
For […]

12th international seminar forum unesco, university and heritage
5-10 april 2009. Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam
The theme of the 12th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage (FUUH) is both ambitious and crucial to the future of heritage conservation as well as to the development of communities, cities and civil society at large.
The Historic Urban Landscape […]

The exhibition World Ceramics: Masterpieces from the V&A will open as the finale to-the Damascus Arab Capital of Culture 2008 activities 
 
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London,  boasts the largest ceramics collection in existence.
This touring exhibition is a rare opportunity to see 116 of the greatest treasures from the V&A’s world renowned collection while the […]

By: Umesh Desai
International Herald Tribune
The global credit crisis presents the $1 trillion Islamic finance industry with an opportunity to expand its appeal beyond Muslim investors, as a haven from speculative excess.
The message may have particular resonance in the West after the crumbling of the U.S. mortgage market left banks holding hundreds of billions of dollars […]

By: Dr. Iman Al-Ghafari
Islamic Culture Foundation
Travel is a culturally enriching activity, and a liberating experience. In a flush of enthusiasm for an alien and exotic world, many male and female travelers have undertaken the project of writing about Damascus. Despite the fact that Damascus exists to a large extent in Travel literature and in […]