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"Amrika: Arabs in the Americas"
From March 21, 2014 until June 13, 2014
Round table discussions, film screenings, conferences and an exhibitionFrom March 24 to June 11 - MADRID
The Arab presence caused by the migration which occurred as of the late nineteenth century is one of the various components which form the identity of the Americas. This phenomenon has given rise to different social practices and unique cultural expressions, and in some countries is being used to create social networks which promote a strengthening of the relations between states in the Arab world and the Americas. Since it was created, Casa Árabe has been determined to play the role of a facilitator in the work to recover and reflect upon this phenomenon and its current potential, as well as creating spaces which make it possible to hold three-party encounters.
It is in accordance with this line of action that we are putting on a series of events titled “Amrika: Arabs in the Americas,” which Casa Árabe, Casa de América and Casa Mediterráneo are organizing from March 24 through June 11, offering round table discussions, film screenings and conferences to analyze the presence of the Arab world and culture in Latin America. This series of events also includes the exhibition “Reflections of the Sky, Meditations on Earth: Modern calligraphic art in the Arab world,” which can be seen at the headquarters of Casa de América in Madrid.
All of the activities are taking place at the Casa Árabe and Casa de América headquarters in Madrid. The exhibition “Reflections of the Sky, Meditations on Earth: Modern calligraphic art in the Arab world” can be seen from March 14 to May 14, 2014 in the Frida Kahlo Room at the Casa de América (Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid), Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
March 24, 7:00 p.m., Casa Árabe
VISUAL ARTS
Contemporary Arab Art
Princess Wijdan Al Hashemi, President of the Royal Fine Arts Society of Jordan
Mudejar Art in the Americas
Rafael López Guzmán, Professor of Art History, University of Granada
April 1, 7:00 p.m., Casa Árabe
SOCIOLOGY
Returning Where I’ve Never Been
Chilean-Palestinian chronicles told by Daniel Jadue, an architect of Palestinian origin, sociologist and Mayor of the Commune of Recoleta in Santiago.
With the participation of:
Pedro Martínez Montávez, Arabist
Musa Amer Odeh, Ambassador of Palestine in Spain
Raúl Rispa, editor of Documenta Artes
April 2, 7:00 p.m., Casa de América
HISTORY
The Arab Presence in Latin America
Abdeluahed Akmir, coordinator of The Arabs in Latin America. History of a Migration.
April 9, 7:00 p.m., Casa de América
JOURNALISM
The Media as a Window of Mutual Perception
Gonzalo Caretti, International Section, TVE
Ignacio Cembrero, journalist for El País
April 23, 7:00 p.m., Casa de América
POLITICS/ECONOMICS
The Current Reality of Arabs: From economic power to political power
Pedro Antonio Martínez Lillo, Professor Contemporary History, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid
Rita Bered de Curtis, Cultural Attaché of the Brazilian Embassy in Spain
May 7, 7:00 p.m., Casa de América
POLITICS
Spain’s Role in the Current Relations Between the Arab World and Latin America
León Rodríguez Zahar, Minister-Advisor of the Embassy of Mexico in Madrid
Ignacio Rupérez, Ambassador of Spain
Eduardo López Busquets, General Director of Casa Árabe
Tomás Póveda Ortega, General Director of Casa de América
May 13, 7:00 p.m., Casa de América
LITERATURE
The Influence of Arabic in Spanish
Rosa Isabel Martínez Lillo, Professor of the Department of Arabic, Islamic and Oriental Studies, UAM
May 14, 7:00 p.m., Casa Árabe
LITERATURE
Arabia Brasilica
Alberto Sismondini, University of Coimbra
Followed by the screening of The Paths of Muscat
June 4, 7:00 p.m., Casa Árabe
LITERATURE
Mogador, or the Other Mexico
Alberto Ruy Sánchez, writer
With the cooperation of UNAM Center for Mexican Studies-Spain
June 11, 7:00 p.m., Casa Árabe
SOCIOLOGY
The New Islam in the Americas
Camila Pastor, Professor-Researcher for the Center for Economic Research and Teaching
CINEMA SERIES AT CASA ÁRABE (c/Alcalá, 62. Madrid)
All of the screenings will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Casa Árabe auditorium (c/Alcalá, 62), in the original language version with subtitles in Spanish. Tickets sold soon through our website. The price for tickets purchased online is 2 euros.
Friday, May 9
Incendies
Canada, 2012/113' (+12)
Director and screenwriter: Denis Villeneuve
Friday, May 23
Only in New York
USA-France-Turkey, 2013/86' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Bandar Albuliwi and Ghazi Albuliwi
Friday, May 30
Lavoura Arcaica (To The Left of the Father)
Brazil, 2001 /171' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Friday, June 6
American Arab
USA-Iraq, 2013/60' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Usama Alshaibi. Arab cinema scheduled at Casa de América
FILM SCREENINGS AT CASA DE AMÉRICA (Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid)
All of the films will be shown at 7:00 p.m. Free entry until the cinema’s capacity is reached.
Tuesday, May 20
Tiro Libre (Free Shot)
Chile 2008/117' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Marcelino Piña Roca
Wednesday, May 21
Soy Palestino (I Am Palestinian)
UK-Cuba-Palestine, 2008/65' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Osama Qashoo
Thursday, May 22
Amrika, Amrika!
Colombia, 2012/52' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Sara Harb
Friday, May 23
Amerrika
USA-Canada-Kuwait, 2009/96'
Original language version with Spanish subtitles (TP)
Director and screenwriter: Cherien Dabis
Saturday, May 24
Habi, la extranjera (Habi, the Foreigner)
Argentina-Brazil, 2013 /90' (TP)
Director and screenwriter: María Florencia Álvarez
