Unesco inscribed one more Iraqi archeological city on the list of World Heritage in Danger, due to damage inflicted by armed groups. Ashur and Samara are already on the list.
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In July, the Brazil Lebanon Cultural Center will start offering in-company Portuguese language classes, due to existing demand from business executives.
Palestinian-Israeli conflict awareness raising association is accepting registrations until August 10th from Brazilian university students interested in doing an immersion in 2016. The program has a cost.
Free classes will take place at the Citizenship Integration Center – West starting August 22nd. Registrations are open until July 10th. Refugees can attend.
After 53 years in Brazil, professor Helmi Nasr will go back to his homeland. The translator of the Koran from Arabic into Portuguese, he feels his mission is accomplished. ‘I return to Cairo at peace.’
The Brazilian Foundation has issued a new open call for foreign publishers interested in releasing works by Brazil-based authors in their countries. The first deadline for entries is July 29th.
The city welcomed last week a team of the International Theatre Institute headed by its president, the Arab Mohammed Saif Al-Afkham, to prepare for the congress, which will receive artists from several parts of the world in 2016.
Jamil Iskandar, a professor of Medieval Arab Philosophy, was invited to spend three months studying the French museum’s collection, whose highlights include manuscripts and calligraphy techniques.
The artist Chantal Mailhac will tell stories of romance from Lebanon, Africa, Europe and other parts of the world on June 12th in São Paulo. Viewers will experience Arab ambience, food and music.
They will take part in the Abraço Cultural project, which will gather refugees from four countries to teach language classes in July, in the city of São Paulo. The students will also go through cultural experiences. Registrations are open.
Two artists will stage the show B-Orders, which deals with the reality of the people of Palestine and the role of women in society.
A delegation from the Arab country will be in Brazilian territory next week to exchange experiences with locals. The trip is part of the preparations for the upcoming WorldSkills competition, in São Paulo.
The decision to apportion 4% to 6% of Gross Domestic Product to the area was made at the World Education Forum this week in South Korea. Over 150 nations made the pledge, Brazil included.
The Federal University of São Carlos issued an admission directive for each one of its courses. The goal is to facilitate the access of refugees to higher education. Enem is now used for the selection approval.
