Tag Archives: water

Agronomy and botany in the Taifa of Toledo

Sergio Isabel Ludeña – FUNCI The sovereigns of the Banu Di-l-Nun dynasty of the Taifa [...]

The agricultural landscape of Al-Andalus

The period of Al-Andalus (8th-15th century) meant a great advance in the sciences of agronomy, [...]

‘The Invisible Monument’, a tribute to qanats

Review of ‘The Invisible Monument’, by Sara Kamalvand. When one thinks about the emergence of civilisations [...]

Water as a gift of God

Water is a magical and inspiring element for all cultures. Its mere aesthetic condition amazes: [...]

Water Woes in Jordan

Stressing the Importance of water scarcity effects in MENA region for the upcoming COP 22 [...]

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

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

The Voices of Water, in Youtube

Our short documentary The Voices of Water, produced by the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) within [...]

The drop of water of Markus Reugels

The photographies of Markus Reugels are true works of art. This German photographer, altough amateur, [...]

The water in al-Andalus, subject of debate in Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada and Toledo

In the last few weeks, we have been carrying out the tour of presentations and [...]

“The Water of al-Ándalus”, in Frigiliana

The 3 Cultures Festival of Frigiliana concluded successfully with a large number of assistants, both [...]

How to build an ecologic flowerpot

The Alliance for the Water in collaboration with ACEPESA, show us the process and materials [...]

Water and Sanitation Congress and Exhibition in Marrakech

The 16th Water and Sanitation Congress  organized by the African Water Association in partnership with [...]

A Symposium in Agadir on Water and Wetlands

The International Symposium on Water and Wetlands in the Mediterranean ‘From Grado to Agadir: The [...]

International Day for Monuments and Sites – 18 April

In response to a proposal by ICOMOS, belonging to the Med-O-Med network,  April 18th was [...]

I International Forum ΣH2O

First International Water Week Zaragoza, 21 – 24 de March of 2011 The International Chair of [...]

Current hydric situation in the Mediterranean and the Middle East

For many years now, the Mediterranean has been facing problems leading to a situation of [...]

Water in islamic culture

For the Islamic world, water is the origin of life, and was created by God. [...]