Water in Islamic culture

We are of water, and we live on it. Hence, this precious and scarce resource must be managed with respect and the highest degree of responsibility, in an equitable manner both individually and collectively, as our ancestors from al-Andalus taught us in such exemplary fashion... » Read more

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  1. Visits to the exhibition “Al-Andalus, a culture of Water”

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    During the last week, the Islamic Culture Foundation organized some private visits around the Andalusi Garden created into the [...]

  2. One hundred per cent Arabica

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  3. Today 23th April, special offer of FUNCI’s publications

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    On the occasion of Book Day 2013  we would like to inform you that we are putting on sale [...]

  4. The Fight Against Desertification

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    This article originally appeared on EcoMENA’s website, which is one of the benchmarking websites in the Mediterranean and the [...]

  5. The forests in the Green Economy in North Africa and the Middle East

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    Today, we publish this interesting article which investigates and proposes challenges and solutions aimed to enhance the role of [...]

  6. Falconry in Arab culture

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