Muralist Eduardo Kobra is a finalist in the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Award, a contest for three-dimensional paintings on concrete structures. The Brazilian artist has done graffiti in the emirate before.
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Qatar University is accepting enrolments for its Arabic course. Non-locals residing in other countries can apply for full grants until March 16.
Parade band “Ali Babou e suas 40 Odaliscas” will hit the streets of Rio de Janeiro’s Leblon neighborhood on Monday with a song sung in Arabic for its main musical theme.
Enrolments will open soon for a postgraduate course in Arabic language at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Classes will run from March to December.
Alessandra Luiza de Morais Gabriel of Minas Gerais, Brazil created a project to help children in risk situations to play. She works at refugee camps in Greece, whose residents include Syrians.
Directed by Hany Abu-Assad, the movie is based on the story of Mohammad Assaf, winner of Arab Idol 2013. It’s showing in movie theaters in São Paulo, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.
‘I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced’ portrays the story of 10-year-old girl that, upon forced to marry a man 20 years her senior, asks for a divorce. It opens in Brazil on January 26.
Santos Catholic University will grant three full scholarships. Registrations for the selection process are free of charge.
Crowdfunding campaign aims to raise money to tell stories of Syrian families in Brazil, Germany and Jordan. The idea is for ‘Salam, Syria’ to be completed until the end of the year.
‘As I Open My Eyes’ tells the story of 18-year-old Farah, who just wants to enjoy life in the pre-revolution Tunisia.
The film ‘On the Bride’s Side’ shows the journey of a group that escaped the war in Syria and is headed to Sweden. The screening is scheduled to January 23, at 7 pm, and will be followed by a debate on the subject.
The exhibition ‘Refugee Childhood’ shows images by Brazilian photographer Karine Garcêz taken in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. It runs until February 18 in state capital Fortaleza.
‘Wadjda’, directed by Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al Mansour, will be shown on the second Sunday of 2017 at Sesc in the city of São Carlos.
Photographer Marcelo Schellini created a documentary on Egyptian stories and a book telling travel stories, with photos portraying how Arab culture was incorporated into Brazil’s. Both are part of his doctoral work.
