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Professor Alejandro Lorca Corróns has passed away
An honorary professor and department chair at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and one of the pioneers in the study of Islamic finance in Spain, he passed away in Madrid on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Here at Casa Árabe, we mourn his loss and convey our most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
July 13, 2021MADRID -
Noor: The gastrocultural reinterpretation of Al-Andalus
Cordoba chef Paco Morales is publishing a book in which he unveils the secrets of his restaurant Noor, along with 65 recipes, dozens of culinary techniques and a detailed historical contextualization of Al-Andalus gastronomy from the tenth to fourteenth centuries.
July 09, 2021CÓRDOBA -
Architecture for the Poor: An experiment in rural Egypt
Ediciones Asimétricas has published its third book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy. In the book, Fathy himself recounts his experience in the conception, planning, design and construction of New Gourna.
July 09, 2021MADRID -
Wallada bint al-Almustakfi Prize
The call for entries to participate in this initiative by the Spanish-Arab Cultural Circle (CIHAR), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Arab League in Madrid, will remain open until September 30.
July 01, 2021MADRID -
Reporters Without Borders presents a “Digital Vest” app for journalists
The event, presided over by the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Iberian America and the Caribbean, Cristina Gallach, took place at Casa Árabe’s Madrid headquarters and paid to journalists David Beriain and Roberto Fraile, who were killed in Burkina Faso last April.
June 25, 2021MADRID