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Conferences and debatesUnveiling the Archaeological Cordoba: Qurtuba
From March 20, 2012 until December 13, 2012The first December lecture was on the al-munyas of the Umayyad Cordoba.In the framework of the citizen program We are All Archaeology, Casa Árabe and the Sisyphus Research Group of the Department of Archaeology (University of Cordoba) organize the speech season "Unveiling the Archaeological Cordoba: Qurtuba". The al-munyas are big palace-like buildings located on the outskirts of the city, they have plenty of gardens and vegetable patches. In this case, they are a special landmark of the landscape of the outskirts of the emiral and caliphal Cordoba. Constantly mentioned on the texts of that period, they served to host embassies sent to the capital, or celebrations circle of friends close to the caliph or even massive parades. Fernando López Cuevas described during his lecture the different al-munyas quoted in those medieval chronicles, from which the archaeological work has also given great proof of. He aimed to offer a global idea and to bring up new questions which arise related to the topic. -
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ExhibitionsExhibition From Qurtuba to Cordoba
From March 20, 2012 until September 30, 2012Exhibition of those images finalist of the photographic contest "From Qurtuba to Cordoba", announced by Casa Árabe and focused on identifying local patrimony related to city’s Arab and Muslim past. -
Courses and WorkshopsArab Kitchen Workshop
From March 20, 2012 until April 25, 2012On Wednesday 25th April, Casa Árabe organizes two Arab Kitchen Workshop in collaboration with the Hotel Management School of Cordoba. -
FilmsPassions Laberynth: love and desire in Arab cinema
From April 23, 2012 until May 25, 2012Casa Árabe will screen, from 27th April to 25th May in Cordoba, this cinema season commissioned by Alberto Elena, that includes five titles that raises questions related to gender and sexuality in the Arab world.