program
Eighth Arab Week in Mexico
Academic program
Monday 14th, August, 2017
10:00 - 10:30 hrs.
OPENING (Auditorium,Philological Research Institute, UNAM)
10:45 - 12:15 hrs.
PANEL 1: Practices and Body of Sufism — Chair: Dra.Verónica Volkow, UNAM (Auditorium, Philological Research Institute, UNAM)
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Panelist: Rodrigo Emmanuel Osegueda Moreno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "The Heart in Islamic Sufism"
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Panelist: Lucia Cirianni Salazar, Freie Universität Berlin
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Title: "The wind under the door. Sufism and blurred boundaries between state and society in Turkey "
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Panelist: Yasaman Dowlatshahi, Universidad Payam-e Nur, Rudbar
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Title: "Cultural Interaction in the Islamic World: The Case of Iran"
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Panelist: Ingrid Talia Rosas Felguerez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
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Title: "The yearning of the Murid. An Approach to the Language and Spirituality of Sufism"
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12:30 - 14:00 hrs.
KEY LECTURE: Luis Xavier López Farjeat, Universidad Panamericana (Auditorium,Philological Research Institute , UNAM).
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Title: "Ibn Bajja's solitary regime: an individual utopia?"
17:00- 19:00 hrs.
PANEL 2: Cultural Production —Chair: Dra. Shekoufeh Mohammadi, IIF-UNAM (Auditorium, Philological Research Institute, UNAM)
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Panelist: Pierre Valls, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
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Title: "Cultural Squint: The Theme of Islam in Contemporary Artistic Practices"
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Panelist: Lorenza Petit, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Title: "Analysis of the press created by the Lebanese community in Mexico and transmission of the social heritage and intergenerational Arab culture"
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Panelist: Wissem Khedher, Monastir University
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Title: "Mahyar Literature: lyricism and patriotism"
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Panelist: Alejandra González Guerrero, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Samira Makhmalbaf and Artistic Production in the Khatami Presidential Periods".
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Panelist: Juan Carlos Jurado Rogel, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "The occupation of the Palestinian identity and the creation of counternarratives through art".
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19:00 - 20:00 hrs.
PANEL 3: Arabic Philology —Dr. Laila Carmen Makki-Hornedo, UNAM Morelia (Auditorium, Philological Research Institute, UNAM)
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Panelist: Damián Isaac Meléndez Manzano, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Learn Arabic with al-Kitab al-Asasi"
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Panelist: Roberto Carlos Pavón Carreón, Academia de Lenguas Clásicas Fray Alonso de la Veracruz
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Title: "The classical Arabic language as a carrier of Islamic philosophy"
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Panelist: Eduardo Sebastián Alarcón Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
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Title: "The importance of language learning within the context of refugees"
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Tuesday August 15th, 2017
10:00 - 11:15 hrs.
PANEL 4: Geopolitics —Chair: Dr. Marco Reyes, UACM (Auditorium 2, EGADE, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe)
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Panelist: Daniel Arellano Lezama,Autonomous Metropolitan University, Iztapalapa
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Title:"From Palestine to Mexico: Lessons from a Nation Facing the 'Apartheid Wall'"
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Panelist: Paulino Rafael Robles Gil Cozzi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Title:"The sectarian dimension of the contemporary Persian Gulf: instrumentalize the difference"
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Panelist: Miguel Ángel Maya Gómez, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Russian foreign policy towards Syria within the framework of the popular uprising (2011-2016)"
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Panelist: Cintia Montserrat Alva Vargas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Somaliland: a reflection on the demystification of the processes of construction of the political and the reinvention of the nation-state"
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10:00 - 11:15 hrs.
RESEARCH WORKSHOP 1: Social media and public opinion —Chair: Dra. Indira Sánchez, Tecnológico de Monterrey Santa Fe (Auditorium 1, EGADE, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus)
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Panelist: Maria Elena Díaaz de la Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "The role of militarism and civil society in Egypt after the Arab social movements of 2011"
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Panelist: Marcela Alvarez Pérez, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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Title: "Iran: The political configuration from social networks"
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Panelist: Ared Alejandra García González, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
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Title: "Social networks and change in the stereotypes of Muslim women"
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Panelist: Leyali Zeraoui Sánchez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México / Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa.
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Title: "Hijabism: fashion, social networks and Islam"
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11:30 - 12:45 hrs.
KEY LECTURE: Ana Planet, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Auditorium 2, EGADE, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus).
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Title: "The debates on Islam in today's Europe"
13:00 - 14:15 hrs.
KEY LECTURE: Beatriz Mesa, Grenoble University (Auditorium 2, EGADE, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus).
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Title: "The instrumentalization of Islam by armed groups in the Sahel"
16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
PANEL 5: Transitions and fractures —Chair: Dr. Marco Reyes, UACM (Auditorium 1, EGADE, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus).
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Panelist: Julio César Romero Melo Granados, Universidad Mondragón
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Title: "Projection and goals of education in Saudi Arabia in the 21st century"
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Panelist: Guillermo Manuel Zamora León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Rachid Ghannouchi: between reformism and inertia"
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Panelist: Erick Daniel Cruz Ocampo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Retrospective of the revolution of Tahrir 2011"
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16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
RESEARCH WORKSHOP 2: Islam in Latin America —Chair: Dra. Indira Sánchez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus (Great Hall, EGADE, 3rd Floor, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe Campus).
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Panelist: Julio César Guerrero Conca, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title:"Interpretations of the Quran from the Sufi doctrine. Glimpses of memory as an enlightened faculty and divine remembrance "
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Panelist: Israel Eber Casas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Wahabism: fundamental element of jihadist ideology and doctrinal basis of converts to Islam in Mexico"
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Panelist: Samantha Leyva Cortés, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Behind the Hijab. A proposal of Islamic-based feminism in Mexico City "
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Panelist: Juan Pablo Solares Aguilar, Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora
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Title: "History veiled: From Islam in New Spain, its influences, presences and reminiscences (centuries XVI to XIX c.g)"
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Wednesday August 16th, 2017
Islam in Latin America
10:00 - 11:45 hrs.
ROUND TABLE: "Islam in Latin America", with CLACSO group —Chair: Lic. Miguel Fuentes, UC Santa Barbara (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Dra. Mariela Cuadro, Universidad Nacional de la Plata
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Dra. Élodie Brun, El Colegio de México
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Dr. Harold Morales, Morgan State University
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Dra. Camila Pastor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
12:00 - 14:00 hrs.
PANEL 7: Islam in Latin America (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Panelist: Dr. Sergio Moya, Universidad de Costa Rica
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Title: "La República Islámica de Irán y los procesos de promoción del chiismo en América Latina"
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Panelist: Dra. Susana Mangana, Universidad Católica del Uruguay
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Title: "Old prejudices, new fears. Latin America facing the challenge of the deconstruction of myths about Muslims and Arabs in a globalized Islam era "
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Panelist: Mtro. Jorge Araneda, Universidad Diego Portales
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Title: "Consolidation of the halal market in Latin American communities"
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Panelist: Dra. Sonia Hamid, Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Brasília
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Title: "Halal food consumption and Muslim identities in Brasilia"
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Panelist: Dr. André Rego, Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Brasília
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Title: "Halal food consumption and Muslim identities in Brasilia"
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16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
PANEL 8: Latin Islam —Chair: Dr. Harold Morales, Morgan State University (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Panelist: María José Sepeda Rodríguez, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
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Title: "The Perspective of Young Mexicans on Islamic Women"
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Panelist: Michelle Vyoleta Romero Gallardo, FLACSO México
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Title: "Solidarity focused on ethnic identification among Latin American Muslims in the United States"
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Panelist: Susana Alejandra Sotomayor Sandoval, CIESAS Peninsular
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Title: "The Ahmadía community of Islam in Mexico (Brief ethnography of the proselytizing system)"
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Panelist: Arely del Carmen Torres Medina, El Colegio de Jalisco
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Title: "Mexican Muslims in Latino Muslim Organizations in the United States"
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17:45 - 19:00 hrs.
BOOKS PRESENTATIONS (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Crescent over Another Horizon. Islam in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latino USA, María Logroño, Paulo Pinto y John Karam (eds.) —comments: Dr. Camila Pastor.
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El Islam y sus manifestaciones sociopolíticas contemporáneas: breve introducción, Sergio Moya —comments: MA Paulino R. Robles Gil Cozzi.
Thursday August 17th, 2017
Comparative Migrations
10:00 - 11:30 hrs.
KEY LECTURE: Didem Danis, Galatasaray University —Chair: Dr. Jorge Durand, CIDE (CLEAR Rooms, CIDE)
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Title: "Migrants in Turkey: reception, transit and diaspora"
11:45 - 12:45 hrs.
ROUND TABLE: Comparative Migration (CLEAR Rooms, CIDE)
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Dr. Jorge Durand, CIDE
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Dra. Catherine Vezina, CIDE
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Dra. Ana Planet, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Dra. Camila Pastor, CIDE
13:00 - 14:30 hrs.
BOOKS PRESENTATIONS: (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Mundos árabes en movimiento. Historia del presente, Gilberto Conde, Camila Pastor and Marta Tawil (eds.) —comments: Dr. Camila Pastor.
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Mundo árabe. Levantamientos populares, contextos, crisis y reconfiguraciones, Gilberto Conde, Camila Pastor and Marta Tawil (eds.) —comments: Dr. Camila Pastor.
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Siria: Poder regional, legitimidad y política exterior (1996-2015), Marta Tawil —comments: Dr. Jorge Schiavon.
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Latin American Foreign Policies Towards the Middle East. Actors, Contexts, and Trends, Marta Tawil (ed.) —comments: Dr. Claudia Barona.
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Siria en el torbellino: insurrección guerras y geopolítica, Gilberto Conde —comments: Dra. Mariela Cuadro.
16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
PANEL 10: Tradition of studies of al-Andalus —Chair: Dra. Camila Pastor, CIDE (Rooms CIB 2 and 3, CIDE)
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Panelist: Isis Monserrat Guerrero Moreno, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco
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Title: "The deterritorialization of al-Andalus"
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Panelist: Claudia Lizette Gauzín Campos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Reinterpreting tolerance in al-Andalus: French Orientalism and its influence on nineteenth-century Spanish Arabism"
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Panelist: José Luis Alexis Rivera Luque, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Communities of Arabic-Latin translation in Hispania of the twelfth and thirteenth century"
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Friday August 18th, 2017
10:00 - 11:30 hrs.
PANEL 11: Gender, sexuality and activism —Chair: Dra. Soledad Jiménez, CIDE (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus)
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Panelist: Clementina Chávez Ballesteros, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Women, activism and war in Yemen"
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Panelist: Pedro Daniel Contreras Camacho, El Colegio de México
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Title: "History and perspectives of LGBT+ activism in Lebanon"
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Panelist: Miguel A. Fuentes Carreño, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Title: "The construction of masculinity through HIV in Egypt "
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11:45 - 13:00 hrs.
PANEL 12: Radicalisms and reform —Chair: Dra. Camila Pastor, CIDE (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus)
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Panelist: Pedro Javier Cobo Pulido, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
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Title: "The Islamic State according to Dabiq magazine"
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Panelist: Ana Landeros Zamudio, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia
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Title: "Where is the Islamic reformism heading in the XXI century "
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Panelist: Rouhollah Iran Shahy, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Title: "Islamization of the social sciences: a tool for radicalization"
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13:15 - 14:30 hrs.
KEY LECTURE: Harold Morales, Morgan State University, "Latino Islam in the United States" (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus).
15:30 - 16:30 hrs.
PANEL 13: Construction of space and memory —Chair: MA. Alejandra Gómez Colorado, National Museum of World Cultures (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus).
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Panelist: Maryam Mokhtarian , Universidad Pars de Irán
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Title: "The roots of religious architecture in Iran and other Muslim countries"
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Panelist: Isaac Maldonado Castellanos , Instituto Politécnico Nacional
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Title: "Names of the stars: an Arab heritage"
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Panelist: Rodrigo O. Tirado, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Title: "Paradigms of Islamic urbanism in the Iberian Peninsula and its relation with the first Latin American urbanism"
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Panelist: Ana Karina Puebla Hernández, ICOM
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Title: "Iraq: Divesting the legacy. Cultural memory as a target of war"
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16:30 - 17:30 hrs.
PANEL 14: Literature and Philosophy —Chair: MA. Shadi Rohana, El Colegio de México (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus).
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Panelist: Ana Paulina Gil Vargas, El Colegio de México
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Title: "The reintegration of female voices into the history of North Africa: a comparison between The love, the fantasy by Assia Djebar, Dreams on the threshold by Fatima Mernissi and Specters by Radwa Ashur"
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Panelist: Verónica Torres, The Ohio State University
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Title: "Mexican Orientalism and the Limits of Mexicanness in "La cabeza de la hidra" of Carlos Fuentes"
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Panelist: Cecilia Santamaría Cabello, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Title: "Treaty of the two roads: cultural synthesis of Arab and Hispanic culture"
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Panelist: Edgar Daniel Maldonado Juárez, El Colegio de México
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Title: "Human finiteness and philosophical life in the Ibn Bayya Goodbye Letter"
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17:45 - 18:45 hrs.
CLOSURE: Show "Dances of the Arab world: from Egypt to Lebanon", Studio Giselle Habibi (Louis Suberville Auditorium, Alliance Française, San Angel Campus).
Eighth Arab Week in Mexico
Cultural Program
Monday, August 14th, 2017
14:30 - 16:00 hrs.
FILM FESTIVAL. ISLAM THROUGH YOUR EYES: Bab'Azis (2004), dir. Nacer Khemir (Great Hall, Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, UNAM)
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
18:00 - 19:30 hrs.
FILM FESTIVAL. ISLAM THROUGH YOUR EYES: Me & the mosque and I (2005), dir. Zarqa Nawaz (Laboratorio de Convergencia Digital, Building A, Universidad Iberoamericana)
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
14:00 - 15:30 hrs.
FILM FESTIVAL. ISLAM THROUGH YOUR EYES: Habi la extranjera (2015), dir. María Florencia Álvarez (Laboratorio de Convergencia Digital, Building A, Universidad Iberoamericana)
16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
COOKING WORKSHOP (WITH COST): "The flavors of the desert" (IBBY/A Leer de México)
Thursday, August 17th, 2017
16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
WORKSHOP (WITH COST): "Alchemy: Come play with chemistry"(IBBY/A Leer de México)
18:00 - 19:30 hrs.
FILM FESTIVAL. ISLAM THROUGH YOUR EYES: The Taqwacores (2010), dir. Eyad Zahra (Laboratorio de Convergencia Digital, Building A, Universidad Iberoamericana)
Friday, August 18th, 2017
16:00 - 17:30 hrs.
WORKSHOP: "Alfombra en corto" (IBBY/A Leer de México)
17:45 - 18:45 hrs.
CLOSING CEREMONY "Dances from the Arab world", with the Giselle Habibi Ballet (Louis Suberville Auditorium, French Alliance of Mexico, San Ángel)
Saturday, August 19th, 2017
12:00 - 13:00
SHOW: Jasmins' garden: Dancing hommage to women during the Arab revolts (IBBY/A Leer de México)
12:00 - 20:00
SAND BAZAAR (French Alliance of Mexico, Polanco)
12:00 - 13:00 hrs.
PANEL: "Perspectives of Sufism"", With the House of Indian Culture in Mexico (María Félix Hall, French Alliance of Mexico, Campus Polanco).
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Participant: Dr. Jorge Naude de la Llave/ Shaij Ali Veli Arif Naamiyih
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Title: "Origin of Sufism in the Arab World"
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Participant: Mtra. Georgina Mejía
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Title: "Dance and poetry in Sufism",
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Participant: Mtra. Donají Portillo
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Title: "Influence of Sufism in the Mogul Performing Arts"
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17:00 - 18:00 hrs.
CONFERENCE: Lizbeth Márquez, AMMI A.C., "Ashura and the tragedy made art" (María Félix Hall, French Alliance of Mexico, Campus Polanco).
18:00 - 19:30 hrs.
WORKSHOP: "Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy", with José Reyes (French Alliance of Mexico, Polanco).
WORKSHOP: "Introduction to Belly Dancing", with Lisette Rage Mafud (French Alliance of Mexico, Polanco).
20:00 - 21:00 hrs.
CONCERT: "From Maghreb to Beirut", with Rami Ramadan, Francisco Bringas and Giselle Rodríguez (María Félix Hall, French Alliance of Mexico, Polanco Campus).