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Round Table Discussion: "The Arab Decade of Disability: Achievements and Prospects"
From November 22, 2013 until December 02, 2013The Foundation for the Social Promotion of Culture (FPSC), with the cooperation of Casa Árabe and the AECID, is holding the round table discussion The Arab Decade of Disability: Achievement and Prospects. The event will be officially opened by the General Director of Casa Árabe, Eduardo López Busquets, and by the President of the FPSC, Jumana Trad. Also taking part are representatives from four local organizations that work on disability-related topics in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. They are presenting the achievements made and the new prospects opening up as the "Arab Decade for People with Disabilities (2004-2013)" draws to a close. -
First Elcano Forum on Global Terrorism: "Global Terrorism and the Western Mediterranean"
From November 18, 2013 until November 28, 2013We are hosting this forum organized by the Real Instituto Elcano in Madrid, with the cooperation of the Embassy of the United States in Spain and the Ortega-Marañón Foundation. It is held on the dates of November 18-19 in the auditorium at our headquarters (at Calle Alcalá, 62). -
Conclusions from the Seminar on Sunnis and Shiites Held in Cordoba
From October 28, 2013 until November 17, 2013The seminar Sunnis and Shiites: Political Interpretations of a Religious Dichotomy, held at Casa Árabe’s headquarters in Cordoba last Tuesday, October 22nd, was evaluated by the participants as an excellent exercise in debate, as well as being informative and complementary, thanks to the varied profiles of the speakers and researchers. -
Conclusions of the Seminar: "The Regional and International Implications of the Conflict in Syria"
From November 08, 2013 until November 15, 2013As a part of our effort to promote dialogue between the role-players in politics, the economy and civil society, as well as to debate over the current situation in Syria, we organized this seminar on November 4, 2013 along with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and FRIDE. The event was divided into three sessions: the current situation in Syria, geopolitical interplay and future scenarios. The debate was lively and included analysis of the crisis from several perspectives, with concluding remarks made at the end in the form of a final statement. -
Sunni and Shia: Political Readings of a Religious Dichotomy
From October 16, 2013 until October 23, 2013On Tuesday, October 22, Casa Árabe is organizing this seminar at its headquarters in Cordoba, where international experts will attempt to reach a better understanding of the causes and consequences of the widening gap between these two branches of Islam, as well as discrediting reductionist arguments.