{"id":24368,"date":"2026-09-28T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/xxvi-conference-on-islamic-culture-of-almonaster-la-real-complete-programme-9-12-october\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:03:32","slug":"xxvi-conference-on-islamic-culture-of-almonaster-la-real-complete-programme-9-12-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/xxvi-conference-on-islamic-culture-of-almonaster-la-real-complete-programme-9-12-october\/","title":{"rendered":"XXVI Conference on Islamic Culture of Almonaster la Real: complete programme (9-12 October)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 9 to 12 October, Almonaster la Real celebrates its XXVI Conference on Islamic Culture. Four days with souk, exhibitions, conferences, theatre, music and workshops, with the tenth-century mosque as the heart of the town and the conference.<\/p>\n<p>From the Fundaci\u00f3n Mezquita de Sevilla we participated in several activities: the exhibition and workshop of Andalusian astrolabes with Ibrahim Aybek, the dhikr evening on Saturday with dinner, the guided tour &#8220;The rural mosque and water&#8221; with Khalid Nieto and the conference of Luqman Nieto on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Program at a glance<\/h2>\n<h3>Friday 9<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>18:00 \u2014 Opening of the souk and the exhibitions.<\/li>\n<li>19:00 \u2014 Inauguration of the exhibition &#8220;Astrolabios andalus\u00edes&#8221;, by Ibrahim Aybek. Blas Infante Hall.<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2014 Official opening of the conference and inaugural concert &#8220;Sue\u00f1os de azahar&#8221;, with tea ceremony and pastry tasting. Mosque.<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2014 Circus and dance show &#8220;The night of the 1,000 stories&#8221;. Plaza de Toros.<\/li>\n<li>22:30 \u2014 Concert by La Banda Morisca. Plaza del Llano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Saturday 10<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>9:30-13:00 \u2014 International symposium &#8220;Female figures in the Arab and Islamic world&#8221; and presentation of the book <em>Almunias<\/em>. El Concejil Conference Hall.<\/li>\n<li>12:00 \u2014 Conference-workshop &#8220;The Andalusian Islamic astrolabe&#8221;, with Ibrahim Aybek. Blas Infante Hall.<\/li>\n<li>13:30 \u2014 Andalusian gastronomy workshop: varieties of couscous, with Said Mefetah. Plaza de Abastos.<\/li>\n<li>13:30 \u2014 Concert by Alturaz Al-Andalus\u00ed. Plaza del Llano.<\/li>\n<li>17:00 \u2014 Talk on biodiversity with birds of prey in Muslim times. Plaza de Toros.<\/li>\n<li>18:00 \u2014 Guided tour of the mosque &#8220;The Language of Stones&#8221;. Meeting point: Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>19:55 \u2014 Call to prayer from the minaret.<\/li>\n<li>8:00 p.m. \u2014 \u201cNight of Remembrance\u201d: evening prayer, dhikr gathering, and dinner for attendees. Mosque.<\/li>\n<li>10:30 p.m. \u2014 Concert by Alcanatif. Plaza del Llano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sunday 11<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>11:00 \u2014 Guided tour &#8220;The rural mosque and water&#8221;, with Khalid Nieto. Mosque.<\/li>\n<li>11:30 \u2014 Lecture &#8220;Following the primordial path in the modern world&#8221;, with Luqman Nieto. Mosque.<\/li>\n<li>13:00 \u2014 Concert by Dunia Henia. Plaza del Llano.<\/li>\n<li>13:30 \u2014 Andalusian gastronomy workshop: milk cake, with Said Mefetah. Plaza de Abastos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Monday 12<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 \u2014 Theater &#8220;Entanglement in the market&#8221; through the streets of the souk.<\/li>\n<li>12:00 \u2014 Dramatized visit to the mosque. Meeting point: Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>13:30 \u2014 Closing of the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Saturday and Sunday there will be free workshops for children in the area of La Morer\u00eda (next to the church of San Mart\u00edn): turbans, henna, storytelling and dance. The exhibition &#8220;Astrolabios andalus\u00edes&#8221; can be visited in the Blas Infante Hall in the morning and afternoon during the weekend.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Information points: M. V\u00e1zquez Vargas Exhibition Hall (Tourist Office) and City Hall point.<\/li>\n<li>Photo contest: send your photos of the conference (max. 5, in HD) to concursosaytoalmonasterlareal@gmail.com. Organized by Punto Vuela Almonaster.<\/li>\n<li>In the brochure you will also find bars, restaurants and telephone numbers of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Full schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24372 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-13.48.48.jpeg?resize=455%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Programme-Conferences-Islamic-Culture-Almonaster-2026\" width=\"455\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-13.48.48.jpeg?resize=455%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-13.48.48.jpeg?resize=133%2C300&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-13.48.48.jpeg?resize=683%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-28-at-13.48.48.jpeg?w=711&amp;ssl=1 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Folleto-Islamiques-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 9 to 12 October, Almonaster la Real celebrates its XXVI Conference on Islamic Culture. Four days with souk, exhibitions, conferences, theatre, music and workshops, with the tenth-century mosque as the heart of the town and the conference. From the Fundaci\u00f3n Mezquita de Sevilla we participated in several activities: the exhibition and workshop of Andalusian &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":24364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,21],"tags":[1058],"class_list":["post-24368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-activities","category-news","tag-conferences-islamic-culture-almonaster-2026"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-Sept-28-2026.webp?fit=600%2C800&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24368"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24375,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368\/revisions\/24375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}