Students from five universities in the country are participating in the finals of the ACM-ICPC programming competition on May 20th, in Marrakesh. The contest has 128 teams from around the world competing.
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Red Cross exhibition opens May 28th with photos of hospitals and conflict lines in these countries. Images by photographer André Liohn warn about the risks that medics and patients go through in these situations.
Cartoonist Riad Sattouf will be one of the 39 guest writers for this year’s edition of the literary meeting held in the city of Paraty, in Rio de Janeiro.
The event will run from May 22nd to 24th featuring three productions shot in Arab countries or set in the Middle East. The Saudi film ‘Wadjda’s Dream’ tells the story of a girl who dreamt of riding a bicycle.
Ligia Amadio is conducting the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert next Friday in Lebanon’s capital. The repertoire will include a piece by Brazil’s Villa-Lobos.
The event will take place from May 14th to 23rd, in the city of Tripoli. Brazil is one of the participating countries. Among the attractions are samba and capoeira workshops, film screenings and Brazilian storytelling.
The photo show was already seen by São Paulo and will open in the federal capital next Thursday, with the presence of Pierre Krähenbühl, commissioner-general of Unrwa. It’s his first visit to the country.
‘Nabil and his friends’ was created by Arresala, the publisher of the Islamic Center in Brazil, and is distributed to schools and mosques. Through the story of the kid Nabil, the comic book promotes Muslim values.
Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center will show pictures about the country from its discovery until the Republic proclamation. The exhibit features 21 posters to spread knowledge to the Lebanese and the Brazilian diaspora.
The institution, which is part of the sustainable city project of Abu Dhabi, offers Master’s degree and post-graduate courses for majors in Sciences, Engineering and IT. Registrations are open and those accepted have their costs covered.
Artists from Egypt, Lebanon and Algeria have their works in exhibition at SP-Arte fair, which is open until Sunday in São Paulo. Works can be purchased.
The Pontifical Catholic University is holding an open meeting in partnership with the University of Chile from April 27th to 30th. Specialists will discuss key concepts and names pertaining to the theme.
An online blog launched by Lebanon’s Institute for Palestine Studies features exposés on issues such as human rights, the fallout from conflict and other topics. Art and culture are also in the spotlight.
Journalist Wilma Ary has organized a book of manuscripts by Britain’s Miriam Pease Bo Sauder, who lived in the Arab country during World War I. The book was launched at a Lebanese fair this month.
