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Institutional Iftar with the Badr Mosque, Estepa, Seville

The Islamic cultural center BADR celebrated last night what in Muslim culture is called IFTAR, or the ceremony in which the fast breaks that throughout the day have maintained with deep rigor. Every ninth month of the lunar year, the Muslim community celebrates Ramadan, the holy month for Islam, the month in which Mohammed, peace and blessings upon him, had …

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Message against terrorism by Khalid Nieto at the Islamic Festival of Mertola, May 2017

Message against terrorism by Khalid Nieto, communication director of the Seville Mosque Foundation, at the Islamic Festival of Mertola, May 2017. Message by Khalid Nieto, Communication Director of the Seville Mosque Foundation, against terrorism and in favor of the state security forces, during the inauguration of the 9th Mértola Islamic Festival, Portugal, held from 18th to the 21st of May. …

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EPISODE 4 of 20 – The Generalife, Granada – #ATileForSeville 2017

#ATileForSeville 2017 – EPISODE 4 of 20 – The Generalife, Granada Overseeing the Alhambra Palace, the Albaicin and the city of Granada is the summer palace of the Alhambra, the Generalife. An outward expression of the beauty of Islam in the form of the most beautiful gardens. — A Tile For Seville is a worldwide crowdfunding campaign. An initiative from …

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Tayib Erdogan, a Muslim leader, not ‘Islamist’

Turkey is a country with a Muslim majority. Ninety-nine percent of the population, according to the International Religious Freedom study compiled by the US government. However, since 1923 and under the leadership of Kemal Ataturk, it is a secular republic and a rule of law. What is not publicized so much, is that this secularism has not been passive, but …

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EPISODE 3 of 20 – The Alhambra Palace, Granada – #ATileForSeville 2017

#ATileForSeville 2017 – EPISODE 3 of 20 – The Alhambra Palace, Granada Knowing the past to understand the present. In this third episode we visit the Alhambra Palace, in Granada, with the idea of getting an understanding of the past and present of Islam in Spain. — A Tile For Seville is a worldwide crowdfunding campaign. An initiative from the …

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