FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Grupo de Investigación IXBILIA
National Network
Spain
Address
Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Filología, c/ Palos de la Frontera, s/n CP 41004, Sevilla Sevilla SpainCountry
SpainCity
SevillaStreet address 2
Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Filología, c/ Palos de la Frontera, s/n CP 41004, SevillaTelephone
+34 954551570E-Mail (2)
rvelde@unex.esWebsite
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1988Contact Person1
Ana Torres GarcíaContact Person 2
Rocío Velasco de CastroOrganisation Type
OtherFields of Activity
ResearchGeneral Information
• Research Group formed by 18 members specialized in different aspects of the Arab and Muslim world studies. 6 of them are University professors (Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad de Extremadura), and the rest are professionals. They are all coordinated by the University Professor Rafael Valencia. • Budgetary resources available in a year: grants and aids of the Andalusian Research Plan (Junta de Andalucia), prívate research contracts or specific research programs, grants and aids of the Universidad de Sevilla • Sources of funding: Aids granted to research projects and activities by the Andalusian government (Junta de Andalucía) and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture. • Modalities of action: research projects in association with other institutions and academic and cultural associations of North Africa, conferences and workshops for Spanish and Moroccan university students aimed at raising awareness, and educating • Our main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities are: al-Andalus Cultural Association (Martil, Tetuan: http://agora.ya.com/centroalandalus), Tetuán-Asmir Association (Tetuan: http://www.tetouanasmir.org), Abdelmalek Essaadi University (Tangiers-Tetuan: www.uae.ma), and different centers of the Instituto Cervantes network in Morocco (www.cervantes.es).Mission and Objectives
Our basic mission is to contribute through research, formative activities and publications to the study of and cooperation with the Arab World at academic and cultural levels. We aim at fostering knowledge of the history of the Arab world; underlying the role played by Spanish-Moroccan relations on Euro-Arab and Euro-Maghreb I relations; help Spanish public to get acquainted with Contemporary Arabic literature as a showcase of the cultural richness and heterogeneity of contemporary Arab societies; promoting the study of Arab and Muslim communities settled in Europe, with special focus on Spain; reflecting on the question of migration and social inclusion mechanisms, as well as the emergence of new frontier cultures, taking Spain as the main example; promoting North-South cooperation as a key objective across all our actions.Main Projects / Activities
Research Project (2011): • Women and Muslim communities in Sevilla (present) Formative activities (2011): • Workshop on Cross-Cultural Mediation (4th edition) • Conference on North Africa (9th edition) • Roundtable North Africa and the media (1st edition) Publishing activities (2011): • Cuadernos Alfar-Ixbilia: bilingual publication of Spanish and Moroccan relevant literary figures (since 2007, 10 titles) • Monographies: result of the different member’s research activities (since 1998, 12 titles) For more information, please check our website.How can you contribute to the Network in your country?
• Supporting academic collaboration between Spanish and Moroccan universities and institutions; strengthening already existing networks between North Africa and Andalucía (South of Spain); offering formative activities and academic actions aimed at fostering mutual cultural awareness and peaceful co-existence between Europe and the Maghreb; publicizing research and actions designed to boost Euro-Mediterranean cultural cooperation; contributing to the elimination of stereotyping and Islamophobic discourses that attempt against co-existence and equality in today’s global and multicultural society.Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
• Because our activities can contribute to the ALF’s objectives related to Euro-Maghrebi cooperation, especially in the case of Spanish-Moroccan cultural relations. Also we can offer the ALF an academic platform and a established working group of scholars already working on different aspects of North African societies. Additionally, some of our Spanish and Moroccan partners already belong to ALF and we would like to undertake future activities with them channeled through ALF.