LECTURES (2:30pm)
Uncomplicating the complicated. Now that's a lecture! And with no final exam!
2th November:
O Islão e o islamismo para quem perguntou e queria saber!, by João Henriques (Vice President of the Islamic World Observatory). — What is Islam? What is islamism? What are the differences between Sunnis and Shias? Where did it all begin? Let's find out from one of the most concrete people!
9th November:
História Islâmica de Portugal: a nossa Al-ma, by António Dias Farinha (Director of the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies of the University of Lisbon). — Portugal and Lisbon grow from an Islamic history which so often passes right before our eyes, and which we ignore. Let's discover the history of our day-to-day!
16th November:
O que é que diz o Alcorão?: Uma sinopse., by Fabrizio Boscaglia (Religious Studies professor and researcher at Lusófona University). — Holy books, too, have many possible readings. Which of them should one trust? Nothing like a researcher to explain the words that make up the Quran. Let's listen and read!
RECREATIONAL PRACTICE (4pm)
In “Pari passu”, the body must move too. Let's hit up these workshops!
2th November:
Vamos aprender Dança do Ventre [Let's learn Belly dance], with Safiyah (Dancer).
9th November:
Vamos aprender Pintura Henna [Let's learn Henna painting], with Luana Jamila (Artist).
16th November:
Vamos aprender Caligrafia Persa [Let's learn Persian calligraphy], with Somayeh Gholami (Artist).
TALKS (5pm)
Luxury talks with amazing people. You can't miss it!
2th November:
Arte islâmica e tradição. A comunidade e as suas festas. [Islamic art and tradition. Community and its festivities]_ — Every community has its own festivities and artistic expressions. They survive everything. What are their forms? How are they organized? Can they be considered "art"? Who dances and who sings? All these questions will be answered in an unmissable talk.
Moderator: Joacine Katar Moreira (Historian).
Guests: Sheikh Zabir Edriss (President of the Colinas do Cruzeiro Cultural Center), Sheikh David Munir (Imam of the Central Mosque of Lisbon), Sépideh Radfar (Director of the Iranology Center of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon).
9th November:
_Arte islâmica nos espaços públicos em Portugal [Islamic art in Portuguese public sphere] — Where is Islamic art in Portugal? Where is Portuguese art in Islam? How to interchange and bring together these stories, these bodies of knowledge? How to find opportunities for collaboration and living together? All these questions will be answered in this second unmissable talk.
Moderator: Bárbara Reis (journalist).
Guest: Jessica Hallett (curator of Middle Eastern art at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian)
16th November:
Que artes são possíveis? [What are the possible arts?] (talk in english without portuguese translation) — When was the last time we saw an Iranian dance performance? What art collections are there in Islamic countries? What can Lisbon offer to the plural artistic reality? How far can we go for the intercultural encounter? All these questions will be answered in a last conversation you wouldn't like to miss.
Moderator: Vanessa Rato (journalist and researcher).
Guests: Sama’a Al-Hamdani (curator), Luiza Teixeira de Freitas (curator), Clara Andermatt (choregorapher).
LITTLE MARKET (every day, from 2:30pm to 6:30pm)
During the day, there's food and drinks, books and handicrafts at the market. That's how a community is built.
Books:
Letra Livre
Food:
Bob Daud (Restaurante Zaafran)
Firza Azim (Aisha's Restaurante Halal)
Arts and Handicrafts:
Luana Jamila, Sara Domingos