Diplomacy

The presentation of the XII Islamic Festival of Mértola took place on March 28th at the General Consulate of Portugal in Seville. This event was attended by the Consul General of Portugal in Seville, Claudia Boesch, the Mayor of the City of Mértola, Mario Tomé, the vice-president of the Seville Mosque Foundation, Khalid Nieto and the councilor of the City …

During the first two weeks of February, a delegation of the Seville Mosque Foundation composed of Ibrahim Hernandez and Hafith Bashir Castiñeira, have visited Kuwait, where they followed up on the visit made with Oumar Kanoute in 2019, months before the pandemic. During this trip, Oumar Kanouté, in his efforts to help with the Seville Mosque Foundation’s project to build …

Yesterday we had the pleasure to receive in the mosque a delegation of Muhammadiyah from the province of East Java, accompanied by the counselor of the Indonesian Ambassador to Spain, Pak Bayu Hari. The delegation visited several cities in Spain and seeks to establish links between your organization and local institutions, organizations and universities. They also offer scholarships for students …

Yesterday, Dr. Muhammad Najib, Ambassador of Indonesia to Spain invited the President of the Seville Mosque Foundation, Ibrahim Hernandez, to breakfast during his visit to Seville. The Ambassador’s visit to Seville is part of his invitation to the closing ceremony of the V Centenary of the First Round the World Voyage of Magellan and Elcano, which was chaired by His …

Last Thursday, September 1st, the president and vice-president of the Seville Mosque Foundation were received at the Embassy of the Republic of Mali in Spain, in Madrid. The purpose of the visit was to transfer the invitation of the Mayor of Almonaster la Real D. Jacinto Vazquez, HE Abdrahamane Baby, Ambassador of the Republic of Mali in Spain, to have …

This week we have had the pleasure of receiving in Seville HE Dr. Muhammad Najib, Ambassador of Indonesia in Spain during an official visit in order to strengthen its relations with different institutions. The first meeting was a pleasant dinner with Dr. Emilio Gonzalez Ferrin, professor of Arabic and Islamic thought at the University of Seville, and author of several …

The official opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the Islamic Festival of Mértola took place yesterday May 19, in the late afternoon, in the amphitheater of the Castle of Mértola. The opening session was marked by the presence of Ana Abrunhosa, Minister of Territorial Cohesion; Ceia da Silva, President of CCDRA; MPs Nélson Brito and Pedro do Carmo; Ana …