Algarve Pela Vida

26 JUNE PROGRAMME 17h00 | Guided tour of the Ribat da Arrifana (at Ponta da Atalaia) This visit will be guided by Claudia Schwarzer, resident in Aljezur. The couple Udo and Claudia Schwarzer have participated several times in excavation activities at the Ribat together with the couple Gomes Varela, archeologists at the Universidade Nova of Lisbon.

ARABIC AFTERNOON IN ALJEZUR Classified as National Monument, the Ribat of Arrifana is today one of the most important cases in Iberian and European archeology. To date it is the only Ribat known in Portugal and only the second throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It is a convent-fortress devoted to praying and coast guarding, consisting of various structures which include a necropolis, with a succession of mosques with chapels (qiblas and respective mihrabs) where the warrior monks performed their prayers. It further includes several smaller buildings destined to accommodation of the monks as well as the pilgrims and also vestiges of a minaret. This important monument is located at Ponta da Atalaia, approx. 1 km to the North of Arrifana beach. It will have been raised around 1130 by the master Sufi and Madi, Ibn Qasi, one of the principal figures in the political and religious world of the contemporary al-Andalus of D. Afonso Henriques with whom he established a pact against the governor of Silves, Ibn Wazir and the Almoadas, enabling the king of Portugal to conquer territories between Mondego and Tagus. […] In 1151 upon assassination of its founder in Silves by the followers of Ibn Almúndir, who then became the city’s governor, the Ribat of Arrifana was abandoned.

18h30 | Concert with musician, singer and composer Eduardo Ramos Moçarabe at the Castle in Aljezur Group Eduardo Ramos Moçárabe: Eduardo Ramos: Voice, Arabic Lute, Flute and Tunisian Zukra. Tiago Rêgo: Percussions - Darbuka, Tar and Bendir.

Donations (min. 15 €). Free for children up to 12 years of age.

Aljezur Castle | Landmark to the village of Aljezur Geographical coordinates: 37°18'58.5"N 8°48'18.9"W 20h30 |

Arabic finger food and film projection at the Tertúlia Arabic tapas at 5 € each mini dish, including*: ‣ Bulgur balls made with potato and served on a bed of tomato salad ‣ Date and walnut bites ‣ Falafel with yogurt and mint sauce ‣ Moutabal (recipe received by the director of the ALWAN kindergarten in Idlib, Síria) * Drinks in exchange for donations (wine, tea, water) Film projection: BerlinBeirut, short film (22') from 2004 by film maker Myrna Maakaron who is German with Lebanese origin. Tertúlia - Associação Sócio Cultural de Aljezur Rua de Lisboa s/n | 8670-072 Aljezur (in the old part of Aljezur below the museum and in front of the bakery)

ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE ALWAN KINDERGARTEN IN IDLIB, SYRIA. To assure good organisation of the event we will appreciate that you register in sending us an email indicating the number of people attending: