‘The secret of the calligrapher,’ by the Syrian Rafik Schami, arrived at Brazilian bookstores roughly two weeks ago after having success in Europe. It tells the story of a calligrapher in Damascus.
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Four hundred works of art reflecting Islamic culture will feature in ‘Islam: Art and Civilization, an exhibit that will open to the public on Tuesday in Rio and then travel to São Paulo and Brasília.
After the agreement, the Brazilian state’s university will start exchanging professors and students with Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik. A delegation went to Lebanon to visit other institutions.
Brazil is the only country in the Americas and the Caribbean that invests over 1% of its GDP in scientific and technological production. It ranks 13th worldwide in publication of scientific papers.
A conference on agroindustrial residue use in construction will be held in Pirassununga on the 18th and 19th. The meeting will wrap up a cooperation program including a lecture by an Algerian.
Featuring two art exhibitions, authors’ meetings, debates, film screenings and music group performances, the Travel Literature Festival in Rome casts an eye on the East.
The 99, a group of super heroes developed by the Kuwaiti Naif Al-Mutawa, will have a Brazilian member. He should have his first appearance in the miniseries that will join the team to Justice League.
A project develops a children’s book to tell the story of 44 Unesco world cultural and natural heritage sites in Italy. The idea is for the initiative to be reproduced in other countries.
The organisation, responsible for promotion of Arab culture in Brazil, should promote, on Thursday, a culture festival with Arab and Gypsy dance and Samba, among others.
Lebanese singer Tania Kassis will perform in Brazil and Argentina to raise funds for the Saint George Hospital, Beirut’s oldest. In the city of São Paulo, the concerts will take place in November.
Three university students from Porto Alegre established workshops to show children the history of Egypt in an interactive and creative way. Activities include the assembly of a mini museum.
The 5th Arab World Cinema Exhibition will show 14 previously unseen films in São Paulo. The films approach two main topics: migration and the female universe. The festival is promoted by the Icarabe.
Enrolment is open for the postgraduate scholarship program for foreigners. Among Arab countries, students from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia are eligible.
The organization, which fosters the establishment of libraries in South America and in Arab countries, will offer courses for youths aged 13 to 19 in São Paulo. Classes should start next week.
