Zahran Alqasmi won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction with the book “The Water Diviner.” It tells the story of a villager who finds groundwater reserves, bringing to debate the topics of resource scarcity and extreme weather events.
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Play “O profeta” is a philosophical adaptation of the book by Lebanon’s Khalil Gibran, starring musician Sami Bordokan. Performances will take place in Teatro B32 until June 11.
“The Swimmers” will be screened this Saturday (6) at Esporte Clube Sírio, in São Paulo, at 4:00 pm BRT. Admission is free for club members and guests.
The classes via Zoom will take place on Thursdays on May 4 and 18, and June 1 and 15, from 7 pm to 9 pm. Enrollments are open.
Engineer Wael Zizo moved from Egypt to Brazil six years ago and today owns Cairo Bar in the capital city of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre. The place has an Arab atmosphere, with decor, music, food, and drinks from the region.
Writer and researcher Roberto Khatlab (pictured below) pens an article on the newspapers, magazines, and books produced by the first Arab immigrants in Brazil. The works followed the trends of the Arab Renaissance and were digitized in a project by the Lebanese university USEK and the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
In a Portuguese and Arabic bilingual version, the book showcases the experiences of Brazilian author and film producer Vitor Graize in a Lebanese mountain community.
Followers of Islam celebrate this Friday (21), the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr. It is a time of prayer, festivity, and public holidays in countries with Muslim populations.
Around 40 children visited the headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo to learn more about the history of Arab immigration to Brazil.
A survey by the Itaú Cultural Observatory based on 2020 data points to the importance of the sector in generating wealth in the country. Companies in the industry account for 2.4% of Brazilian exports.
The Yemeni island is one of the earth’s remotest and most untouched places. Cristiano Xavier takes groups to spend a week camping in the mountains and beaches of the Arab island.
‘Arábia: A Saga dos Filhos do Deserto’ [‘Arábia: The Saga of the Sons of the Desert’] will be a four-class online course in Portuguese lectured by historian Plínio Gomes starting on April 12. Registration is open.
Discover the story of Mansaf, a dish of lamb cooked in yogurt, served with rice and nuts, that was inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.
Check out the pictures of rituals and get-togethers in some Arab countries in the holy month of Islam, Ramadan, which began on March 23. It is a period of prayer and charity.
