University Saint-Esprit de Kaslik is developing the project for a library turned to the region. The initiative is by the Centre for Studies and Culture of Latin America, established in February.
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The Unesco and the Libyan government are coordinating the writing of a school book tracing the continent’s history from an African perspective. The publication will be used at schools in Africa.
The coexistence of Arab-Muslim women and Brazilian culture is the subject of a lecture due Monday (7th) at the Art Gallery of the city of São Bernardo do Campo.
From June 24 to July 6, the Icarabe and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt should bring nine movies to São Paulo. The classics show the history of Arab cinema and celebrate 130 years of immigration.
MAXXI, a museum designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, puts the Eternal City, known for the Coliseum, the Trevi Fountain, and other monuments, on the map of international contemporary art.
The Institute of Arab Culture (Icarabe) has invited a group of specialists on the matter to teach classes on Tuesdays in June and July. Enrolment opens on the 25th.
Silvia and Mauricio Natel are having a photo exhibition on Morocco in Curitiba, their home city. The work resulted from a trip to seldom-explored routes in the interior of the Arab country.
Architecture professors Joseph Nasr, from Beirut, and June Kosimar, from Toronto, spoke in São Paulo about the Tripoli exhibition hall, a project by the Brazilian architect.
A holiday trip to Syria and the discovery of a 500-page book written in classical Arabic accidentally gave origin to the feature film Constantino, by the Brazilian Otavio Cury.
A display by the Arab Culture Institute and the University of Campinas will screen ten films on the Palestinian drama, plus images of life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by two photographers.
Children’s book ‘Operation Rescue in Baghdad,’ by Luciana Savaget, was translated into Arabic and is read by Palestinian children. In the book, an operation saves fictional characters amidst a war.
Some of the items belonged to the last dynasty of Egyptian monarchs. The site, once a palace owned by princess Fatma Haider, descendent of Mohamed Ali Pacha, underwent a long restoration process.
Next Sunday, Cosmópolis, directed by Otavio Cury, will premiere in the Arab world, at the Cervantes Institute in Damascus. After the screening, the director will take part in a debate.
The Abu Ghid Folk Orchestra will play a concert featuring Egyptian folk and religious songs in the capital of São Paulo on Wednesday. This will be the group’s first performance in Latin America.
