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Día de la Ciencia 2022: "Desde las figuras de polvo a las Matemáticas en al-Ándalus" Play

Día de la Ciencia 2022: "Desde las figuras de polvo a las Matemáticas en al-Ándalus"

Published at 34 04,,, 22 2022
El miércoles 9 de noviembre, acogemos en nuestra sede en Córdoba esta conferencia a cargo del matemático Rafael Pérez Gómez, en la que abordaremos el papel fundamental de las ciencias en al-Ándalus. Ṣā‘id al-Andalusī (1029-1070) dejó escrito en su obra Kitāb Ṭabaqātal-umam (‘Libro de las categorías de las naciones’) que, tras el periodo inicial de conquistas musulmanas en la península Ibérica: «el país se despreocupó de todas las ciencias, excepto del Derecho y la Lengua Árabe, hasta el día en el que el poder pasó definitivamente a manos de los Omeyas…». Cada día son más las aportaciones hechas desde la investigación sobre la evolución de las ciencias en al-Ándalus. Poco a poco van completándose los huecos que en su historia existen y facilitándose la identificación de quienes la protagonizaron. La creencia de que al-Ándalus actuó meramente como puente de la cultura árabe hacia Europa, se desvanece. Ahora sabemos de aportaciones originales andalusíes en Astronomía, Geometría y Álgebra que sirvieron a los Fibonacci, Escoto, Regiomontano, Ceva, Vieta… para desarrollar “sus” teorías. La aparente sencillez de herramientas astronómicas o de la arquitectura desarrollada en al-Ándalus explican el altísimo nivel de conocimiento alcanzado. De todo esto hablará el profesor Rafael Pérez Gómez en su conferencia, que celebramos con motivo del Día de la Ciencia y que será presentada por Javier Rosón, coordinador de Casa Árabe en Córdoba. Rafael Pérez Gómez Rafael Pérez Gómez es matemático y profesor colaborador extraordinario en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Granada. Es autor de varios libros, entre los que destacan Alhambra. Belleza abstracta (2019), editado por el Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, en el que se analiza matemáticamente el monumento nazarí y Granada, la Nueva Jerusalén, última obra (inacabada) de Alonso Cano, editada por la Editorial de la Universidad de Granada. Además, Rafael Pérez Gómez a publicado más de 30 capítulos de libro, 10 prólogos, 37 artículos en revistas y 16 publicaciones como editor. Desde el 2000, ha impartido alrededor de 200 conferencias en España y extranjero siendo profesor invitado en Smith College de Massachussets, la Fundación Olimpiada Matemática Argentina y la School Of Engineering de Bogotá. Más información: https://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/desde-las-figuras-de-polvo-a-las-matematicas-en-al-andalus

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    Seven decades of Nakba

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    Published at 29 18,,, 17 2017
  • Democratic transition and judicial reform in Tunisia (ARABIC)Show video

    Democratic transition and judicial reform in Tunisia (ARABIC)

    Ghazi Jeribi, the Tunisian Justice Minister, gave this conference in Madrid. With the participation of Margarita Robles Fernández, President of the Spanish Parliament’s Justice Commission. Six years after the revolution which put an end to the era of President Ben Ali, Tunisia has had the seventh government in its young democracy since late August of 2016. The political developments in Tunisia since 2011 constitute what is perhaps the most hopeful case among the so-called Arab Springs, and its value as a symbol of the potential for change in Arab societies is enormous. One of the conditions necessary for a successful democratic transition, as established by the Tunisian Constitution of 2014, is a reform of the judicial system. The Tunisian Justice Minister, Ghazi Jeribi, in this position since August 2016, and a person with in-depth knowledge about his country’s judiciary, talked to us about this reform, the achievements reached up to now and the difficulties which it is facing. Ghazi Jeribi (Tunis, 1955) has a university degree in Law from the University of Paris, having specialized in Public Law. He has had ties with the Tunisian judiciary since 1984, first with the Administrative Court, where he held several different positions, including that of First President, from 2007 through 2011. In 2014, he was named the Minister of National Defense and a member of the Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), holding the position of Chairman of the Sub-commission for the Mediterranean Basin. Since 2015, he has been a lawyer at the Court of Cassation. He has had many articles published in domestic and foreign journals and magazines on human rights, public freedoms and transitional justice, as well as other subjects. In 2015, he was decorated with the distinction of the Order of the Republic. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/democratic-transition-and-judicial-reform-in-tunisia
    Published at 35 09,,, 17 2017
  • Radical messages and preventing extremismShow video

    Radical messages and preventing extremism

    The first few years of the twenty-first century have verified that the recruitment and radicalization of young combatants is not just affecting one single region in the world. The phenomenon has spread throughout urban and rural communities, from the heart of Syria and northern Nigeria to the suburbs of Paris and Brussels. With the advent of Jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda, al-Shabab, Boko Haram and the self-proclaimed Islamic State, the impact on vulnerable youths is notable, and diversifying the strategies to prevent extremism has become a necessity. How and where do Jihadists get radicalized, though? And what tools can be developed to neutralize the toxic narratives for luring them in and to reintegrate repentant Jihadists back into society? The conference dealed with these challenges and the ways to channel the action to be taken. Participating in this conference were Ayman Mhanna, executive director of the Samir Kassir Foundation (Lebanon); and Fernando Rivas, an analyst from the Center for Intelligence Against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO). The event was moderated by Karim Hauser, Casa Árabe’s International Politics Coordinator. Ayman Mhanna Since 2011, he has been the executive director of the Samir Kassir Foundation, a notable organization that defends freedom of the press in the Middle East, with its headquarters in Beirut. From January 2016 to February 2017, he was the director of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), a network of 200 organizations which provide support for journalism and media development, with headquarters in Brussels. Prior to that, he worked at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (2007-2011) and was a professor of Policy Development and Communications at Saint-Joseph University’s School of Economics in Beirut. He has a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris. He is also a member of the steering committee of the pilot study Reception and Perception of Radical Messages. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/radical-messages-and-preventing-extremism
    Published at 13 23,,, 17 2017
  • Increasing tourism’s resilience and supporting growth in the Middle East and North Africa (ENG)Show video

    Increasing tourism’s resilience and supporting growth in the Middle East and North Africa (ENG)

    Ministerial Round Table Discussion organized by Casa Árabe and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as part of the FITUR International Tourism Fair of 2017. In conjunction with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Casa Árabe organized the fifth edition of a ministerial round table discussion on the prospects for tourism in the Middle East and North Africa, within the framework of the FITUR International Tourism Fair of 2017 in Madrid. As in other years, this gathering included the presence of Tourism Ministers from some of the most important countries which receive tourism in the region. The objective of the event was to offer a space for debate to analyze current trends and short-term prospects for tourism in the region within the current scenario of geopolitical upheaval, challenges at different levels in the field of security and persistent uncertainty about the global economic outlook. The round table discussion reviewed the different possible strategies to improve tourism’s resilience against external shocks, speeding up and consolidating the industry’s recovery while strengthening its contribution to economic growth and sustainable, inclusive development in these countries. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/increasing-tourism’s-resilience-and-supporting-growth-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
    Published at 21 01,,, 17 2017
  • “Madrid with Syria” awareness day (ARABIC)Show video

    “Madrid with Syria” awareness day (ARABIC)

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    Published at 59 01,,, 17 2017