Conferences and debates

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  • Ibn Firnas: Science as a way of life 

    Ibn Firnas: Science as a way of life 

    May 06, 20257:00 p.m.
    CóRDOBA
    Long before Leonardo da Vinci became an iconic Renaissance scholar, the ninth century in Al-Andalus saw the birth of another multifaceted scholar, a forerunner of the European Renaissance. On Tuesday, May 6, we will be learning more about the story of Ibn Firnas as part of our event series “Semblances of Cordoba: The Umayyad era in the first person.” 
  • Traces of Identity: A journey through Tunisia’s visual arts 

    Traces of Identity: A journey through Tunisia’s visual arts 

    May 06, 20257:00 p.m.
    MADRID
    On Tuesday, May 6 in Madrid, Casa Árabe, with the cooperation of the Tunisian Embassy in Spain, the Ministry of Culture and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Tunis, is presenting this opening conference of the exhibition “Tunisian Enlightenments,” to be given by the exhibition’s curator. 
  • Contemporary Palestinian poetry

    Contemporary Palestinian poetry

    April 30, 20257:00 p.m.
    CORDOBA
    On Wednesday, April 30, our event series dedicated to Arab poetry will be coming to an end with this lecture by Prof. Nader Al Jallad, from the University of Cordoba. He will be performing an overview of the symbolism, time periods and authors in the most recent of Palestinian poetry.
  • The Arabs and Their Poetry: A journey across the centuries 

    The Arabs and Their Poetry: A journey across the centuries 

    From January 15, 2025 until April 30, 20257:00 p.m.
    CORDOBA
    Casa Árabe is hosting this series of conferences at its headquarters in Cordoba, which was organized in conjunction with the Chair of Arab Studies of the al-Babtain Foundation and the University of Cordoba. The series will be running from January through April 2025, and the first session will be held on Wednesday, January 15, given by Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala. We hope to see you there. 
  • Aula Árabe Universitaria 6 

    Aula Árabe Universitaria 6 

    From September 09, 2024 until April 24, 2025All of the conferences will be held at 7:00 p.m.
    MADRID, CORDOBA AND ONLINE
    Casa Árabe is presenting yet another edition of its annual series of conferences organized with the cooperation of university programs in Madrid, Cordoba, Alcalá de Henares, Toledo and Segovia. The series will be officially opened by Palestinian writer Liana Badr on September 23. 

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