The pause of life and the burial of dreams that span generations in Palestine, due to the conflict with Israel, are the underlying theme of the film All That’s Left of You, which kicked off the 20th edition of the Arab World Film Festival on Wednesday (13) at CineSesc in São Paulo.
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Brazil’s Recife kicks off the festival with films directed by Arab women on Wednesday (13). In Duque de Caxias, Niterói, and Rio de Janeiro, screenings will begin next week.
A festival at a historic Lebanese site, the Temple of Bacchus, kicked off with Georges Bizet’s world-renowned piece, directed by the Lebanese-Brazilian Jorge Takla and featuring Brazilian dancers.
Islamic values and collaborative experiences between Muslims and non-Muslims in Latin America and the Arab World will be among the focuses of the online meetings that FAMBRAS and the World Council of Muslim Communities will hold in August.
Brazilian author Clemens Villas Boas plans to launch his book Meeting with the King later this year, sharing life and business lessons drawn from the history of the United Arab Emirates.
Brazilian Eduardo Smith moved during the pandemic and now has a solid career in the Arab country. Performing at major events, including Expo 2020, he has been standing out in the music scene.
The ambassador of the Arab country visited Brazil’s Ministry of Education to discuss exchanges between research institutions, ministry agreements, and university presidents’ visits.
SESC Research and Training Center will offer classes covering the events that shaped the Middle East and North Africa, as well as their geography and culture.
The Institute for Arab Culture is offering the course “The Palestinian Question—Contemporary Middle East,” taught by experts on the subject, in August at Blooks Bookstore. Registration is now open.
Polo Cultural is organizing the Festival Cidade da Cultura at 150 locations across the city of São Paulo from July 1 to 31. There will be 35 international attractions, including the launch of a book by an Algerian author.
The institutions will sign a technical cooperation agreement in the coming months for the exchange of digitized documents and archives, as well as to conduct research.
The Sharjah Book Authority has a stand at the event, which runs through next week. A publisher from the country takes part in a business meeting.
In the book “Brimos à mesa”, journalist and historian Diogo Bercito portrays the Arab influence on Brazilian culture through recipes that have been incorporated into Brazil’s cuisine.
Karola Braga exhibited her work Sfumato in the Al Ula desert last year. The installation, which explores the aromas of the incense route, was awarded by the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles.
