In the world we live in we are constantly bombarded with information from many different sources: television, press, social media, conversations with peers, friends and family or what we have learned from teachers and men and women of knowledge and study. And this information is often contradictory, so how do we know what to believe? On what basis do we …
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Approach to Islamophobia: Political or Religious Ideology?, José Sarria
I want to begin my participation in this table with a quote that belongs to our Cordovan philosopher Abu-l Walid Muhammad ibn Rush, better known as Averroes: “Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, hatred leads to violence. Here is the equation” Phobia is, according to the dictionary of the RAE: “The exaggerated aversion to someone or something”. That …
Read More »III Dialogue Table between Cultures, Seville
On Saturday, November 3, the third ‘dialogue table between cultures’ was held at the headquarters of the Claver Association in Seville, organized by the ‘Association of Socio-Intercultural Women of Andalusia’, ASIA. The event was attended by Farid Aoulouha, Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco; Luis Vargas, Director General of Migration Policy; Ms. Isabel Romero, general director of the Halal …
Read More »Qualities of a community
After a few days of a lot of travel and activity, today I finally have a little time to sit in front of the computer and share with you something that is going around my head and that is closely related to my last talk in Almonaster; something that I consider to be key in the life of the believer, …
Read More »XIX Conference on Islamic Culture in Almonaster la Real
On October 11, 12, 13 and 14, the XIX Conference on Islamic Culture took place in Almonaster la Real, a beautiful and significant town in the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche, in Huelva. The conference is a collaboration between the City Council of Almonaster, the Mosque Foundation of Seville and the Islamic Community in Spain with the intention …
Read More »Meeting of the ‘European Muslim Forum’ in Barcelona
Muslim leaders from Europe and Asia have laid the foundations for a new office that will study the creation of a large mosque in the city of Barcelona. The meeting was convened by the European Muslim Forum, a platform that aims to be an interlocutor that represents the various sensitivities that exist in Islam to promote activities and projects such …
Read More »Presentation at the Provincial Council of Huelva of the XIX Conference on Islamic Culture of Almonaster
The presentation at the Huelva Provincial Council was attended by the territorial deputy of the Sierra; Ezequiel Ruiz Sánchez, the vice-president of the Mosque Foundation of Seville, Luqman Nieto and the acting mayor of the City Council of Almonaster la Real, Tamara Romero Almonaster; the rich heritage of the Andalusian Legacy in AlmonasterLa Real, will once again be the scene …
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