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Published at 16 26,,, 22 2022
Casa Árabe and Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo are presenting Alia Mamduh's most recent work on Wednesday 1 June in Madrid. The event will feature the author of the book, Alia Mamduh, who will be accompanied by her translator and prologue writer, Ignacio Gutiérrez de Terán, professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid. This bewildering symphony of disparate narrative voices draws us into the search for Afaf, the Iraqi painter whose traces are lost in Paris. The Iraqi writer who has lived in France for decades has long been experimenting with the Arabic language, trying to generate a peculiar way of expressing her life experience as an exiled Arab woman who returns again and again, paradoxically, to her native country. Writing about the violence, dictatorships and invasions that forced her to leave; about the marginalisation that women continue to suffer in the cities and towns of Iraq in the shadow of the omnipotent power exercised by the man, the father, the elder brother or the great military, civil and religious leader; or about the repression of basic freedoms, starting with freedom of expression and ending with sexual freedom. All this comes to the surface from the very first page of this detailed account of an Iraqi family and the street where its members live, in spite of a Baghdad that languidly declines... (from the presentation by Ignacio Gutiérrez de Terán) Al-Tanki's publishing novel is complemented by the reissue of Alia Mamduh's previous novel, Naphthalene, also published by Ediciones del Oriente y el Mediterráneo in 2000, in which her play of subtlety, acidity and linguistic distortion both confuses and uncovers the tragic experience of millions of Iraqis forced to leave their homeland.

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  • Al-Tanki, in the Footsteps of an Iraqi Woman (ARABIC)Show video

    Al-Tanki, in the Footsteps of an Iraqi Woman (ARABIC)

    Casa Árabe and Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo are presenting Alia Mamduh's most recent work on Wednesday 1 June in Madrid. The event will feature the author of the book, Alia Mamduh, who will be accompanied by her translator and prologue writer, Ignacio Gutiérrez de Terán, professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid. This bewildering symphony of disparate narrative voices draws us into the search for Afaf, the Iraqi painter whose traces are lost in Paris. The Iraqi writer who has lived in France for decades has long been experimenting with the Arabic language, trying to generate a peculiar way of expressing her life experience as an exiled Arab woman who returns again and again, paradoxically, to her native country. Writing about the violence, dictatorships and invasions that forced her to leave; about the marginalisation that women continue to suffer in the cities and towns of Iraq in the shadow of the omnipotent power exercised by the man, the father, the elder brother or the great military, civil and religious leader; or about the repression of basic freedoms, starting with freedom of expression and ending with sexual freedom. All this comes to the surface from the very first page of this detailed account of an Iraqi family and the street where its members live, in spite of a Baghdad that languidly declines... (from the presentation by Ignacio Gutiérrez de Terán) Al-Tanki's publishing novel is complemented by the reissue of Alia Mamduh's previous novel, Naphthalene, also published by Ediciones del Oriente y el Mediterráneo in 2000, in which her play of subtlety, acidity and linguistic distortion both confuses and uncovers the tragic experience of millions of Iraqis forced to leave their homeland.
    Published at 16 26,,, 22 2022
  • The Historical Figure Wallada: Poetry and freedom (ARABIC)Show video

    The Historical Figure Wallada: Poetry and freedom (ARABIC)

    Syrian poet Maram al-Masri and Arabist Inmaculada Serrano will be giving us a closer look at a series of female historical figures who have played key roles in Cordoba’s history. This time they will be doing so at our headquarters in Cordoba on February 23. We will be closely examining these women’s social, cultural, political and economic contributions throughout the era of Al-Andalus, and more specifically during the period from the ninth to fifteenth centuries, with the help of Inmaculada Serrano. As for Maram al-Masri, author of the book El retorno de Wallada (“Wallada’s Return”), she will be focusing on the historical figure of Wallada, a princess from Cordoba, through a series of poems in Arabic. To al-Masri, Wallada represents an archetype of great modernity because she believes that, when Muslim women feel attracted by the obscurantism in certain kinds of fundamentalism, we must urgently bring up Wallada’s “return,” because this poetess from Al-Andalus continues to stand as a model of freedom conquered through words and love. Maram al-Masri. A Syrian poet, after studying English literature in Damascus, she settled in Paris. The author of several poetry books, she won the Adonis Prize awarded to the best Arab Creative Work in 1998 by the Lebanese Cultural Forum, with “Red Cherry on White Tiles” (1997) . One of the topics she most commonly explores is women’s freedom, as highlighted in her book “Wallada’s Return” (2007), in which she rediscovers this female poet from Al-Andalus. Al-Masri has also authored short stories published in both Arab and European literary magazines. She has take part in international poetry festivals in several countries. She came to Cordoba to attend the Cosmopoética Festival in the year of 2011. In 2016, she wrote “Love in Times of Insurrection and War: An anthology of today’s Syrian poetry,” in which she compiled and translated works by contemporary Syrian poets. Inmaculada Serrano. An Arabist and Spanish Language and Literature teacher at the San Álvaro Institute in Cordoba, she has been an Arabist since 2007, when she began her work to complete research on the female writers of of Al-Andalus in order to increase awareness about them through teaching. She later expanded her studies to include all of the female historical figures who stood out in Cordoba’s history in any social or cultural arena. She has given countless gender-based tours in Cordoba while cooperating with various entities, the most notable of which have been the Cordoba Delegation of Education and Science, the Cordoba Center for Teachers and the Casa Árabe headquarters in Cordoba. Photo: Abene Sebei on Pexels Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/the-historical-figure-wallada-poetry-and-freedom
    Published at 41 22,,, 22 2022
  • "Palestina. Arte y resistencia en Nayi al-Ali"Show video

    "Palestina. Arte y resistencia en Nayi al-Ali"

    En el marco de La Noche de los Libros, que se celebra el 13 de noviembre en Madrid, Casa Árabe y Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo presentan esta obra sobre el dibujante palestino. Esta novedad editorial pretende reivindicar la figura del dibujante palestino y artista universal Nayi al-Ali, dando a conocer al público hispanohablante la importancia de su obra y el impacto de su pensamiento. Además de los textos introductorios de Teresa Aranguren y Antonio Altarriba, el volumen ofrece un recorrido por la vida de Nayi al-Ali (1936-1987), así como una amplísima selección de sus viñetas. Creador de uno de los iconos más reconocibles de la resistencia palestina, el niño Handala, al-Ali puso su talento artístico al servicio de un mensaje: denunciar la injusticia contra Palestina, cuyo núcleo son las personas refugiadas. Al-Ali fue brutalmente asesinado en Londres solo cuatro meses antes de que estallase la Primera Intifada. Aunque en el trigésimo aniversario de su muerte, Scotland Yard reabrió la investigación, hasta la fecha la autoría del homicidio no ha sido esclarecida. Para hablar sobre su obra y legado, Casa Árabe dialogará con la periodista Teresa Aranguren y el escritor y crítico de historietas Antonio Altarriba, así como con el hijo del autor, Khalid al-Ali. Más información: https://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/palestina-arte-y-resistencia-en-nayi-al-ali
    Published at 12 10,,, 20 2020
  • Presentación de Banipal nº2Show video

    Presentación de Banipal nº2

    Tras la aparición, en primavera del 2020, del número 1 de Banipal. Revista de literatura árabe moderna llega ahora el segundo ejemplar. El viernes 16 de octubre, Casa Árabe ofrece una conversación con Margaret Obank, su directora, y el redactor jefe Samuel Shimon, acompañados por otras personalidades vinculadas a este número. Podrá verse en nuestro canal en Youtube. Junto a Obank y Shimon, conversaremos con Joselyn Michelle Almeida, miembro del Consejo de redacción de la revista, así como con Ahmad Abdulatif, novelista egipcio cuya novela Elías tiene un fragmento en el número 2, quien estará acompañado por la traductora de su obra Covadonga Baratech. Creada en Inglaterra en 1997 por Margaret Obank y el iraquí Samuel Shimon, el nombre de la revista hace honor a Asurbanipal, el último gran rey de Asiria, quien fundó la primera biblioteca del mundo en Nínive. El objetivo inicial era compensar el déficit de literatura árabe en el mundo anglosajón y reflejar la escena literaria árabe actual para el lector y los editores. Más de 22 años de recorrido han ayudado a crear un cambio importante en las actitudes hacia la traducción de la literatura árabe al inglés y del inglés a otros idiomas. Ahora llega el turno de abrirse de la lengua de Shakespeare a la de Cervantes. De su recorrido y de esta apertura importante hacia el espacio hispanófono hablaremos con algunos de los protagonistas de Banipal no. 2., que cuenta con una portada de la pintora libanesa Zena Assi, además de cuentos, poemas, fragmentos de novela y reseñas, complementados con fotografías de figuras literarias. Esta actividad se celebra coincidiendo con la Feria de Libro de Madrid, que en esta ocasión y debido a la situación sanitaria tiene lugar íntegramente online. Más información: https://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/presentacion-de-banipal-n%C2%BA2
    Published at 37 27,,, 20 2020
  • Presentación de "Mi reino es de este mundo", de Murid BargutiShow video

    Presentación de "Mi reino es de este mundo", de Murid Barguti

    Casa Árabe y la Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo presentan esta obra en una conversación con su autor, el poeta palestino Murid Barguti, y el traductor y editor Luis Miguel Cañada. Introducen el acto Karim Hauser, coordinador de Relaciones Internacionales de Casa Árabe, y Olga Cuadrado, directora de la biblioteca "Fátima Mernissi" de la Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo. Además de "Medianoche", considerada la cima de su producción, la presente antología publicada por Ediciones del Oriente y del Mediterráneo y seleccionada con la colaboración del autor, reúne más de medio centenar de poemas publicados entre 1980 y 2018, ofreciendo una panorámica casi completa de su producción. «El título que agavilla esta antología bilingüe, "Mi reino es de este mundo" (Mamlakati min hada al-alam), evoca inevitablemente la respuesta de Jesús al ser preguntado por Pilato si en efecto él era el rey de los judíos (Juan, 18: 33-37). Pero más allá de esa asociación, quiere traducir la lengua realista, material y terrera, la lengua actuante con la que Barguti ha edificado toda su obra, en prosa y verso, por tierras de cardamomo y café. Una obra que aspira a crear belleza con la palabra, que busca acompañar, consolar, denunciar, protestar; gritar y dar fe de amor a las cosas grandes y pequeñas, a menudo inadvertidas, desplegando para ello los secretos de la tierra». Más información: https://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/mi-reino-es-de-este-mundo
    Published at 41 09,,, 20 2020