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Books and publicationsA comic and a game to discover Moorish Madrid
From January 17, 2025 until April 13, 2025The Al Fanar Foundation, with the support of Casa Árabe, is presenting the comic book “Sira and the Water Journeys” and the urban escape game “Moorish Madrid.” Discover the hidden secrets of this city in medieval times: its most famous astronomer and its water journeys. -
Courses and WorkshopsWorkshops for schools to discover Moorish Madrid
From January 17, 2025 until June 20, 2025Casa Árabe, with the cooperation of the Al Fanar Foundation, is organizing workshops for primary and secondary school students in which they can discover medieval Madrid through the comic strip “Sira and the Water Journeys” and the urban escape game “Moorish Madrid.” If you are a teacher and want your school to participate, sign up here.
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Films“Anatomy of Control” and “The Right to See”: the technology of violence as seen by a Gazan artist
January 21, 20257:00 p.m.MADRIDWith the cooperation of the TEJA network, Casa Árabe will be screening two short-subject films by Mahmoud Alhaj in Madrid on Tuesday, January 21, followed by a discussion with the Gazan artist. Sign up here to attend or watch the event live on YouTube. -
Conferences and debatesThe three great Abbasid poets: Abu Nuwás, al-Mutanabbi and al-Maarri
January 22, 20257:00 p.m.CORDOBAProfessor and translator Salvador Peña will give us a closer look at the work of the three luminaries of Abbasid poetry in a conference to be held in Cordoba on Wednesday, January 22. The presentation forms part of the event series “The Arabs and Their Poetry: A journey across the centuries.”
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Special programsCasa Árabe’s “Friendship” Award Ceremony for 2024
January 23, 20256:00 p.m.MADRIDOn Thursday, January 23 at its headquarters in Madrid, Casa Árabe is holding the award ceremony for the “Friendship” Prize, the second edition in 2024 of which has been given to Waleed Saleh Alkhalifa, professor emeritus at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Sign up here to attend the event.