The Al Ahli holding company chose Brazil as one of the hosts of its contest for young entrepreneurs. The country’s economic status and the fact that it overcame the crisis were the selection criteria.
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A group of university students from Dubai is in Brazil to participate in a global training program promoted by holding Al Ahli Group. The best team should compete for a US$ 20,000 award.
Shiva Nataraj is the only dance school in Brazil to offer a technical training course in Arab dance acknowledged by the Education Ministry. New classes begin each semester and enrolment is open.
The Qatari city is preparing a series of activities, such as dance and music festivals, opera and exhibitions. The schedule, which will last the entire year, starts on the 28th.
Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Syria are participating in the 15th edition of the International Handicraft Fair, to take place from January 22nd to 31st in Natal.
Africans and Latin Americans attending graduation courses in federal Brazilian universities may apply for a scholarship worth one minimum wage. The deadline for enrolment is January 24.
Play The Dragon shows the drama of Palestinians and Israelis with a text based on documentaries, statements and articles on both sides. The play will be shown in São Paulo up to Sunday.
A theatre group from São Paulo has arranged children’s play ‘Wonderful Stories for Albak’, inspired on the ‘Arabian Nights’. It tells, in Arab style, the stories of Amina, Harun, Abud and Badna.
Next Tuesday, cultural centre Casa das Rosas will promote the Middle Eastern Poetry Evening. Classical and contemporary poems from the region will be read.
The institution is the result of a partnership between public and private companies and should start operating in 2012. Teaching should be based on that of Lausanne Hotel School, in Switzerland.
Next Wednesday, a poetry recital will be held to honour Mohamad Al Kaddah, director of the Arab Syrian Cultural Centre. He is returning to his country of origin, Syria, after six years in Brazil.
In the book ‘In the Arabian Nights,’ released recently in Brazil, the Anglo-Afghan writer Tahir Shah combines stories of his life in the Arab country and characters of local culture.
The Brazilian writer is revered by researchers, translators and professors in the United States, Europe and Latin America. The result was culled from a survey disclosed in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
An event with Arab music, dance and typical food brought the 28th Arab Culture Week to a close in Campinas. A city in Brazil where there are around 80,000 Arab descendants.

