Georgetown University Qatar, of Doha, will fund researches on mobility, displacement and forced migration in the Middle East. The grants can reach up to USD 25,000. Registrations are open until September 15.
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The show ‘Tomorrow everything will be alright’ runs from September 3 to December 3 at Galpão VB in São Paulo. The Lebanese artist’s first solo exhibit in Brazil portrays affections from the Middle East through video installations.
‘Arab Music: Expressiveness and Subtlety’ takes place in September. The classes will cover topics such as people’s relationship with music and the differences from Western rhythms. Registrations are open.
The exhibition ‘Challenges and Realities’ portrays students from several countries benefited by Qatar’s Educate a Child program. The exhibit is open until August 21 at Bayt Qatar.
The group Mutrib is a conflation of artists who work to make the music of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans known in Brazil. Two shows are scheduled for the next few days in São Paulo.
The National Library Foundation has issued two public notices to promote Brazilian literature abroad. The programs will give support to local authors and foreign translators of Brazilian works.
Aswan University Portuguese Language Department head Maged El Gebaly will expound on cultural ties between Brazil and Egypt starting this Thursday at the federal university of the state of Tocantins.
Animated films will be an addition in the 11th Arab World Film Festival, set to run until August 28 in São Paulo. The event will feature 30 motion pictures and discussions with Arab and Brazilian filmmakers.
Students interested in taking part in an educational trip to Palestine and Israel in 2017 can sign up until July 29. An international academic network is organizing the trip. Work in local NGOs is included.
An exhibition at a local museum will feature the work of photographer Jacques Menassa. The pictures are from different periods in the life of the artist, who is based in Lebanon, but used to live in Brazil.
Registrations for the Celpe-Bras will be open from July 27 to August 18. The exam will take place at the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center from October 18 to 20. Up to 20 people can take the test.
Traces of human presence in the sixth millennium B.C. were found in Umm Al Quwain, one of the territories that make up the United Arab Emirates.
Initiative from embassies of Brazil and Portugal introduced the language as one of the courses taught at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. The next group starts classes on September 20. Classes for kids are being considered.
Institution will start classes on September 5. The school will offer from kindergarten to high school. Students will have classes in Arabic, Portuguese, French and English. Diploma will also be valid in Lebanon.
