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Ramadan Nights 2015

From June 18, 2015 until July 17, 2015
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On the occasion of this celebration, Casa Árabe is offering special activities for a whole month, including workshops, conferences, exhibitions, concerts and more.

For the second year in a row, Casa Árabe, the Municipal Government of Cordoba and the Halal Institute have organized a series of activities to celebrate this important religious, sociocultural and festive event.

This edition has also received the support of UNHCR Spain (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), which will be taking part in these activities with a stand where it will be providing information on its efforts in the field of humanitarian work.
Ramadan Nights 2015
  • “Migrating Kites” exhibition

    “Migrating Kites” exhibition

    From June 18, 2015 until July 17, 2015Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
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    Casa Árabe Exhibition halls (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9). Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    This display by Egyptian artist Ahmed Keshta forms part of the Nights of Ramadan activities held by Casa Árabe in Cordoba.
    In this exhibit, Keshta (1978), attempts to do away with myths and borders between the West and the Arab and Muslim world. On this occasion, to celebrate Ramadan through his own personal experience as an Egyptian and Muslim living in in Europe, Keshta tries to show the similarities between the sacred festivity of the Muslims and the most important of all Christian festivities, Christmas, precisely in the melting pot of cultures which Cordoba is now and has always been.
  • “Cueros artísticos: Time on the Skin”

    “Cueros artísticos: Time on the Skin”

    From June 18, 2015 until July 17, 2015Monday through Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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    Biblioteca Viva de al-Andalus (Cuesta del Bailío, 3) Monday through Thursday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Beatriz Martínez González exhibits her work as part of the activities forming the Nights of Ramadan.
    Exhibition of works by Beatriz Martinez Gonzales, who uses a mixed technique in her compositions resulting from research that she has performed on techniques based on a foundation of guadamecí and embossing. The main themes which the artist includes in her compositions deal with arabesque cultural expression, including atauriques (plant arabesques) and landscapes.
     
    With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus
     
  • Karam Abdelhamid & Al Maqam

    Karam Abdelhamid & Al Maqam

    June 18, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Royal Botanical Garden 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Concert of music from the Sufi tradition accompanied by dancing dervishes, as part of the activities in the Nights of Ramadan.
    Sufism represents one of the most important esoteric traditions within Islam. Its ultimate goal is to perform practices which lead to experiencing a melding of one’s being with that of the Divine Essence, the mystical unity. Amongst its many expressions, this concert presents a repertoire of music from the Sufi world, aimed at creating a state of ecstasy in celebration through rhythms and dances.
  • Concert of modal singing

    Concert of modal singing

    June 19, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9) 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    This performance brings the modal improvisation workshop to a close. The concert forms part of the activities put on by Casa Árabe during the Nights of Ramadan.
    At the workshop, organized at Casa Árabe on the dates of June 15-19, students learn musical improvisation through the theory of modes and their practice, not only as a form of personal or group expression, but also as a form of communication between people through sounds.
  • Workshop: “A Night at the hammam”

    Workshop: “A Night at the hammam”

    From June 19, 2015 until July 17, 201510:00 p.m.
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    The Al Ándalus Hammam - Arab Baths (at Calle Corregidor Luis de la Cerda, 51). 10:00 p.m. Check the establishment’s prices and conditions
    Further information by calling 957 48 47 46 or at  www.hammamalandalus.com
    This workshop on water in Islamic culture will be given every Friday during Ramadan.
    Hammam Al Ándalus - Arab Baths has started up this initiative, which will take place each Friday in the month of Ramadan (June 19 and 26, and July 3, 10 and 17) to teach people about the customs and importance of water in the everyday life of Islamic Cordoba.
  • Arab cooking workshop

    Arab cooking workshop

    June 23, 20159:00 p.m.
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    Rey Heredia 22 Cultural Space 9:00 p.m. Free entry after registering.
    You may register by sending an e-mail message to: patrimonioch@ayuncordoba.es
    As part of the Nights of Ramadan
    Participants will become familiar with the main ingredients and preparations in the gourmet cuisine of Arab countries by cooking both sweet and savory dishes.
     
    With the cooperation of: The Cordoba Catering and Food Services School (Escuela de Hostelería de Córdoba).
  • Cordoba under the stars

    Cordoba under the stars

    June 24, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Living Museum of Al-Andalus (Torre de la Calahorra) 10:00 p.m. Free entry after signing up by phone at 625 08 07 85
    Astronomic observation session as part of the Nights of Ramadan event
    Those attending will become more familiar with the most visible stars in Cordoba’s night sky, learning their names and locations among the constellations.

    With the cooperation of: Living Museum of Al-Andalus.
  • Concert by Al Turaz Al Andalusi

    Concert by Al Turaz Al Andalusi

    June 26, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Rey Heredia 22 Cultural Space 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Syrian music, Al-Andalus style pieces and Sufi music, accompanied by traditional dances, as part of the Nights of Ramadan
    Led by the well-known singer from Aleppo, Mahmoud Fares, the group Al Turaz Al Andalusí will be presenting a repertoire of Syrian songs which contain a fusion of Eastern pieces in the style of Al-Andalus (Al Tarab Al Andalusí) and Sufi music (Al Inshad Aldini, accompanied by traditional dances (cane dance, whirling dervishes, Sufi dance) by Mahamed Babli.
  • Evening of storytelling in a Cordoba patio

    Evening of storytelling in a Cordoba patio

    June 30, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Patio de San Basilio, 44 10:00 p.m. Free entry after registering.
    Sign up by calling 625 08 07 85
    On the occasion of the Nights of Ramadan 2015
    A magical, relaxed gathering by candlelight held with the cooperation of the Association of Friends of Cordoba’s Patios in the patio at San Basilio 44 (formerly number 50).
  • Lajee Dabke Dancers

    Lajee Dabke Dancers

    July 02, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Royal Botanical Garden 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Exhibit of traditional Palestinian dance as part of the Nights of Ramadan.
    This show forms part of a cultural tour of Spain being completed by a group of young refugees who have come from the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem.

    The program for dabkeh, Palestine’s traditional folklore dance, has been one of the projects at the Lajee Center since it first opened. At this cultural community center, working with new generations of Palestinians inside the Aida Refugee Camp, weekly dabkeh classes are taught by Nasim Abu Amsha, who is responsible for two groups of different ages and skill levels.

    The main dabkeh group at the Lajee Center, with dancers ranging in age from 15 to 18, has been performing together since they were children. They put on shows regularly at events throughout the entire area of Palestine (West Bank), as well as international events in Egypt and Syria. They also take part in cultural events twice a year in the United Kingdom, along with photographic exhibitions and film shoots.
  • Concert by La Banda Morisca

    Concert by La Banda Morisca

    July 04, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Royal Botanical Garden 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    The group will be performing a repertoire that mixes influences from the Eastern and Western Mediterranean during the Nights of Ramadan.
    The group is made up of musicians of different origins who share the common thread if the music from their roots and tradition, with a concern for experimenting and evoking the cultural heritage of old Al-Andalus and its reflection in the sounds of today’s Andalusia, Maghreb and Middle East.

    Inspired by this heritage from Al-Andalus and traditional romance poetry, the group proposes a creative, original view of a repertoire which mixes Eastern and Western Mediterranean influences (moaxajas of Al-Andalus, chaabi, Dahmane el Harachi, Nass el Ghiwane...) with the spirit of traditional flamenco and Andalusian rock (El Chozas, Lole y Manuel, Triana...).
  • Conference/workshop on “guadamecí”

    Conference/workshop on “guadamecí”

    July 06, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Biblioteca Viva de al Andalus (Cuesta del Bailío, 3). 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Given by Beatriz Martínez González, as part of the Nights of Ramadan
    The author of the guadamecí exhibition titled “Cueros artísticos: Time on the Skin” is giving this conference, in which those attending will become familiar with this technique used to created cured leather adorned with painted drawings and reliefs.

    With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus
  • Contemporary art in Islam

    Contemporary art in Islam

    July 08, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Biblioteca Viva de al Andalus (Cuesta del Bailío, 3). 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Hashim Cabrera is giving this conference as part of the Nights of Ramadan
    With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus.
  • “Secrets of Al-Andalus” concert

    “Secrets of Al-Andalus” concert

    July 10, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9) 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Emilio Villalba and Sara Marina are giving this performance as part of the Nights of Ramadan
    In this show, Emilio Villalba and Sara Marina will be breathing life into some of the ancient instruments from Al-Andalus, voiceless for many long centuries, to interpret palace dances, garnatis, tavern dances, Sufi melodies and Ottoman pesrevs. Music accompanied by narrations telling secret stories from Al-Andalus.
  • Halal Day

    Halal Day

    July 13, 2015Activities at 12:00, 12:30 and 9:30 p.m.
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    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9) Activities at 12:00, 12:30 and 9:30 p.m. Free entry after registering.
    Sign up by sending an e-mail messages to infocordoba@casaarabe.es
    The session, which forms part of the Nights of Ramadan, has the goal of increasing awareness about the halal concept as a healthy lifestyle.
    Moreover, it is intended to contribute to improving peaceful co-existence and respect for religious diversity.

    Schedule
    12:00 p.m. - Screening of the story “Nora Eats Halal”
    12:30 p.m. - “Let’s Play at Cooking Halal” children’s cooking workshop
    9:30 p.m. - Show cooking and tasting of products bearing the Halal Guarantee Trademark  

    With the cooperation of: The Halal School.
  • “Ziryab’s Tales” storytelling

    “Ziryab’s Tales” storytelling

    July 15, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Rey Heredia 22 Cultural Space 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    As part of the Nights of Ramadan, this session will give us a closer look at the figure of Ziryab, an inventive character from Muslim Cordoba.
    Storytellers will take us back to Muslim Cordoba. With the narrators’ sense of humor, their marionette show and the active participation of the audience, they will be introducing the figure of Ziryab, an inventive, very talented character who knew how to express great cultural wealth as a musician, philosopher, chef and introducer of customs and fashions that we continue to use today without even realizing.
  • “The Ramadan Moon” historical recreation

    “The Ramadan Moon” historical recreation

    July 16, 201510:00 p.m.
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    Rey Heredia 22 Cultural Space 10:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Dramatized performance forming part of the Nights of Ramadan
    The plot revolves around the calculations required to determine the beginning of Ramadan and the scientific advancements in the fields of astronomy and mathematics during the times of Al-Andalus.
  • “Women and Spirituality in Islam” and Dhikr

    “Women and Spirituality in Islam” and Dhikr

    July 17, 20159:00 p.m.
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    Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9) 9:00 p.m. Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
    Casa Árabe will be bidding farewell to the Ramadan Nights of 2015 with this conference session and spiritual exercise.
    Dhikr (“Memory of God,” “pronouncement” or “invocation”) is a devotional act of Islam, characterized by the repetition of the names of God, or the pleas or formulas collected in the hadiths, or verses of the Qur’an. The Dhikr is an exercise which can be performed alone or, as in this case, in a group ceremony.

    With the cooperation of: The NGO AISA.