Oman-Spain Cultural Encounters
From October 7 through 11, Several cities throughout Spain will be hosting sites for the Oman-Spain Cultural Encounters, which will be highlighting literature on this occasion. A diverse delegation of Omani writers and poets, including members of the Omani Society of Writers and Literati, will be visiting Madrid, Cordoba and Granada with the cooperation of Casa Árabe, and in collaboration with the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Spain and the Al-Andalus Living Library.
October 04, 2013
Monday, October 7. Madrid
Location: Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Alcalá, 62)
6:00 p.m. OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE OMAN-SPAIN CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS.
With the participation of:
Mr. Gonzalo de Benito, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency, the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman in Spain, Sheikh Hilal Marhoon Salim Al Mamary
Mr. Mohammed El-Arimi, President of the Omani Society of Writers and Literati
Mr. Eduardo López Busquets, General Director of Casa Árabe
Screening of an audiovisual presentation on the Sultanate of Oman.
Cultural and Historical Relations between Oman and Spain.
Presented by Mohammed El-Arimi, President of the Omani Society of Writers and Literati, and by María Jesús Viguera Molins, of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Round table discussion: OMAN AND SPAIN THROUGHOUT HISTORY
Presented and moderated by Eduardo López Busquets, General Director of Casa Árabe.
Spanish and Portuguese expressions in Oman, and Arabic expressions in Spain, by Francisco Abad Nebot, of UNED Madrid.
Documents on Oman in Spain, by Miguel Ángel de Bunes Ibarra, of CSIC Madrid
Hispanic influences on contemporary Omani literature, by Hilal Al-Hajri, of the Omani Society of Writers and Literati.
A Possible Omani Scientist in Spain: Reflection on “The Book of Water” by Ibn al-Dahabi al-Azdi (11th century),” by José Miguel Puerta Vílchez, of the University of Granada.
As a complement to this day of official opening events, Casa Árabe’s exhibition hall will be hosting a showing of books and publications on Omani literature and culture, offered by the Omani Society of Writers and Literati.
Tuesday, October 8. Cordoba
Location: Casa Árabe headquarters (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)
6:00 p.m. Round table discussion: HISTORY, CULTURE AND LITERATURE OF OMAN.
Presented and moderated by: Sulaiman Al-Mamari
Tolerance in Oman, by Akaria Al-Mahrami
Women’s literature in Oman, by Aisha Al-Darmaki
Religious and scientific schools in Oman, by Khamis Al-Adawi
Hydraulic engineering in Al-Andalus and Oman, by José Roldán Cañas, of the University of Córdoba.
Wednesday, October 9. Granada
Location: Palacio de la Madraza (at Calle Oficios, 14)
7:30 p.m. Round table discussion: LITERARY EXPERIENCES
Presented and moderated by: Mohammed Al-Yahyai and Carmelo Pérez Beltrán, Director of the Department of Semitic Studies and the García Gómez Professorship at the University of Granada.
With Mahmoud Al-Rahabi, Yahya Salam Al-Mandhari and Sulaiman Al-Mamari.
Thursday, October 10. Cordoba
Location: Al-Andalus Living Library (address: Cuesta del Bailío, 3)
4:00 p.m. READING OF SHORT STORIES
Presented and moderated by: Aisha Al-Darmaki and María Teresa Morales
With: Alfonso Cost Ortiz, Ahmad Al-Rahabi, María Teresa Morales Rodríguez, Mohammed Al-Yahyai, José Castillejo, Al-Khattab Al-Mazrouei, Cecilia Silveira, Hoda Hamed and Juan Pérez Cubillo.
Friday, October 11. Madrid
Location: Meeting Room of the Philology School at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Ciudad Universitaria).
6:00 p.m. POETRY READINGS
Presented and moderated by: Zakaria Al-Mahrami and Ahmed Salem Ould Mohamed Baba, Director of the Department of Arab and Islamic Studies of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
With Zahir Al-Ghafri, Ahmad Al-Hashmi, Ali Al-Amri, Awadh Al-Lowyahi, and Spanish poets yet to be confirmed.
Omani Society of Writers and Literati.
An essential entity within the cultural and literary world in Oman, its intensive activities contribute to the promotion of Omani culture through the organization of events inside of the country, while also participating in international literary events and congresses outside of the Sultanate. The Society works towards strengthening culture as one of the essential arenas within society, especially during today’s times of great transformation within Arab societies.
