In the last 10 years Seville has been transformed. The city that was once a traffic-congested metropolis, rests on its historic laurels, Seville has become a city of bicycles and trams, eager to revitalize its artistic past. The metamorphosis has not gone unnoticed. The capital of Andalusia will host the 31st edition of the European Film Awards in 2018 and …
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Indonesia’s presence at the XVIII Conference on Islamic Culture in Almonaster
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mrs. HE Ibu Yuli Mpuni, Ambassador of Indonesia in Spain, and to the delegation of 10 people who have accompanied her to represent Indonesia in these Days of Islamic Culture. It has been an unprecedented success, adding color, joy and expansion of our vision of Islamic culture, beyond what is known …
Read More »Interviews with the authorities at the presentation of the XVIII Conference on Islamic Culture
Brief interviews with the authorities present at the eighteenth edition of the Islamic Culture Conference of Almonaster. In the interview; Ignacio Caraballo, president of the Provincial Council of Huelva, and the Minister of Environment and Territorial Planning, José Fiscal López, the Mayor of Almonaster, Jacinto Vazquez, HE Ibu Yuli Mpuni, Ambassador of Indonesia in Spain and the vice president of …
Read More »Presentation at the Huelva Provincial Council of the Almonaster Islamic Culture Conference
Almonaster La Real invites us to go beyond the limits of time and enjoy our historical past, our heritage, gastronomy and the numerous activities programmed. In the presentation of the Conference in the Provincial Council of Huelva, the deputy of the Sierra, Ezequiel Ruiz Sánchez, the Mayor of Almonaster la Real, Jacinto Vázquez, the Councilor for Tourism of the City …
Read More »Awareness and aid campaign organized by APPICA for the Sierra Leone disaster
From the Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla we want to express all our support to the ́Asociación APPICA ́ (Portal Progressive Inmigrantes Cultura Africana), which, in collaboration with the Sierra Leonese in Spain and ́Africa con Voz Propia ́, on Friday, September 22 will hold a campaign to raise awareness and help the survivors in Freetown, Sierra Leone, due to the …
Read More »Zulaija Nieto, a Sevillana in the earthquake in Mexico
A day after my arrival, on September 19, 2017, they announced as breaking news, a new earthquake in Mexico City. Once again I had nothing left to say but Alhamdulillah. On the night of September 7, 2017, an earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.4 on the Richter scale, shook southern Mexico reaching the capital. At that precise moment I was …
Read More »Interview with Jalid Nieto, spokesperson for the Seville Mosque Foundation
When Ferdinand III conquered the city of Seville, the inhabitants of the Muslim city were grouped together in a neighbourhood marked by the current squares of San Leandro, San Marcos or San Pedro. In this old neighborhood of the Moorish Quarter, nearby is the Plaza de Ponce de León and in this square, today a bustle of buses coming and …
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