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Seven Women Talk About Al-Andalus
From March 18, 2026 until June 17, 20267:00 p.m.
CORDOBA
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9).
7:00 p.m.
Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
In Spanish.
From March through June, Casa Árabe will be hosting this series of conferences at its headquarters in Cordoba, organized in collaboration with the Chair of Arab Studies of the al-Babtain Foundation and the University of Cordoba. Check the calendar so you don’t miss a single session. We hope to see you there!
The series “Seven Women Talk About Al-Andalus” provides a refreshing, pluralistic look at the history of Al-Andalus through seven expert voices. From the domestic universe and the experience of motherhood in classical Arab societies to women’s presence in the souk and the emotional spaces of first-person writing, the program addresses social, cultural and spiritual dimensions never greatly explored. It will also analyze astronomy in the final days of Al-Andalus, Sufi thought and the relationship between women and the Alhambra. It is an invitation to rediscover Al-Andalus from solid contemporary perspectives.
Session calendar
Wednesday, March 18
“The huge world of the small domestic space: women in Al-Andalus”
Dolores Serrano Niza, University of La Laguna.
Wednesday, April 22
“Motherhood in classical Arabic societies: examples of mothers in Al-Andalus”
Eva Lapiedra, University of Alicante.
Wednesday, April 29
“Astronomy and its functionality in the final days of Al-Andalus”
María José Parra, University of Valencia.
Wednesday, May 6
Women in the souks of Al-Andalus seen through legal texts”
Adday Hernández López, Universidad Complutense.
Wednesday, June 3
“Al-Andalus in the first person: voices, writings and emotional spaces”
Laila M. Jreis Navarro, University of Zaragoza.
Wednesday, June 10
“Sufism and thought: Ibn Barrajān and Ibn ʻArabī”
Gracia López Anguita, University of Seville.
Wednesday, June 17
“The Alhambra and women: essence and presence”
Bárbara Boloix Gallardo, University of Granada.
Image: Story of Bayâd and Riyâd (“Hadih Bayâd wa Riyâd”), Maghrebi or Andalusi manuscript, scene: song with Arabic oud in a garden for a noble lady. Vatican Apostolic Library, Ms.Ar.368.
Session calendar
Wednesday, March 18
“The huge world of the small domestic space: women in Al-Andalus”
Dolores Serrano Niza, University of La Laguna.
Wednesday, April 22
“Motherhood in classical Arabic societies: examples of mothers in Al-Andalus”
Eva Lapiedra, University of Alicante.
Wednesday, April 29
“Astronomy and its functionality in the final days of Al-Andalus”
María José Parra, University of Valencia.
Wednesday, May 6
Women in the souks of Al-Andalus seen through legal texts”
Adday Hernández López, Universidad Complutense.
Wednesday, June 3
“Al-Andalus in the first person: voices, writings and emotional spaces”
Laila M. Jreis Navarro, University of Zaragoza.
Wednesday, June 10
“Sufism and thought: Ibn Barrajān and Ibn ʻArabī”
Gracia López Anguita, University of Seville.
Wednesday, June 17
“The Alhambra and women: essence and presence”
Bárbara Boloix Gallardo, University of Granada.
Image: Story of Bayâd and Riyâd (“Hadih Bayâd wa Riyâd”), Maghrebi or Andalusi manuscript, scene: song with Arabic oud in a garden for a noble lady. Vatican Apostolic Library, Ms.Ar.368.
Story of Bayâd and Riyâd (“Hadih Bayâd wa Riyâd”), Maghrebi or Andalusi manuscript, scene: song with Arabic oud in a garden for a noble lady. Vatican Apostolic Library, Ms.Ar.368