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Casa Árabe at the Madrid Book Fair of 2021

From September 10, 2021 until September 26, 2021Mondays through Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; September 25 and 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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Retiro Park. Stand 138 Mondays through Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; September 25 and 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Casa Árabe and the Balqís bookstore are taking part in the eightieth edition of the Madrid Book Fair, to be held from September 10 to 26 in the Retiro Park. Don’t miss the book signings we will be hosting at stand 138: Marwán, Mikel Ayestarán, Moha Gerehou, Najat El Hachmi... 

At the Stand, located on the Paseo de Coches in the Retiro Park, Casa Árabe and the Balqís bookshop will be displaying a selection of the most current books published in Spain by Arab and Islamic authors and/or on Arab and Islamic themes, in addition to Casa Árabe’s publications.

The opening times of the Book Fair are Mondays through Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; September 25 and 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

During the fair, several authors will be signing their works at the stand.

On Friday, September 10, at 7:00 p.m., Mimunt Hamido Yahia
On Saturday, September 11, at 12:00 p.m., Ramón Lobo
On Wednesday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m., Bahia Mahmud Awah
On Friday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m., Sergio Barce
On Saturday, September 18, at 1:00 p.m., Rocío Rojas-Marcos
On Sunday, September 19, at 6:00 p.m., Óscar Mijallo
On Wednesaday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m., Daniel Gil-Benumeya
On Thursday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m, Eduardo Moyano
On Friday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m., Mario Cuesta
On Saturday, September 25 at 12:00 p.m., Mikel Ayestaran
On Saturday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m., Moha Gerehou, with the cooperation of Casa África
On Sunday, September 26, at 12:00 p.m., Najat El Hachmi
On Sunday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m., Marwán

Check this website from time to time for all the names and dates (it will be updated).

Furthermore, throughout all of the fair dates, Casa Árabe has organized the following presentations at its Auditorium:

Monday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.“Abderrahman al Dahil: The Émigré Prince,” (published by Utopía), by Daniel Valdivieso, with Eduardo Manzano             
Thursday, September 16, 7:00 p.m.“A Door Painted Blue” by Sergio Barce (Ediciones del Genal), with Luisa Mora
Monday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.“Danger: Refugees,” by Eduardo Moyano (Ediciones de la Torre) with CEAR        
Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 p.m.“Popular Uprisings After the Arab Revolts,” (published by Catarata), with I. Alvarez-Ossorio, Isaías Barreñada and Laura Mijares.

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