There’s more to the emirate of Dubai than skyscrapers, malls and bling. A tour that honors the traditions of desert-dwelling Arabs is a great idea for tourists looking to go off the beaten path.
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The arrival of Syrians and Lebanese will be the topic of a series of events at the Minas Gerais History and Geography Institute starting Thursday (20). From lectures to book launches, the program takes place in Belo Horizonte.
Syrian-Palestinian vocalist Oula Al-Saghir formed Nahawand, a band whose name harkens back to the scales used in traditional Arab music. The quartet will play a show at the Palestinian bar Al Janiah, in São Paulo, on April 1.
The free show is part of the schedule of ‘Ancient Egypt – From Everyday to Eternity,’ an exhibition currently taking place at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB).
Marcel Weichert, a Brazilian that works as a pilot in Dubai, is the artists of the exhibition with photographs taken in the UAE, Myanmar and the US. The pictures, mostly faces, shows the human diversity.
The heritage of Chapada do Araribe in Cariri, Brazil, is the subject of study of Moroccan researcher Nabila Jebbouri. She advocates for the site to be recognized by UNESCO.
Female population constitute 35% of the workers in Saudi Arabia, governmental authority reported.
The ninth edition of the event that runs from Thursday (5) to Saturday (7) will feature artists such as Mena Massoud, who played Aladdin, and Carice van Houten, known for her role as Melisandre in Game of Thrones.
‘At Home, in Brazil’ portrays a UNHCR humanitarian emergency housing unit and features testimonials by refugees from different countries, including Syria, about what their homes used to be like and how they’re living in Brazil.
Director at Latin American Studies and Cultures Center (LASCC) at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Roberto Khatlab, has been in São Paulo to talk with partners of the Digitization Project of the Memory of Syrian and Lebanese Immigration in Brazil.
The president of Brazilian Academy of Letters has been in at least nine Arab countries. The experiences, friendships and dialogues in the region have become literature in the hands of the author.
Arab Chamber member Alessandra Frisso and director Claudia Haddad travelled to Sharm El Sheikh to represent the organization women’s committee at Business Women of Egypt 21.
This ANBA blog entry will take you on a tour of ‘Ancient Egypt: from everyday life to eternity,’ an art show featuring original works, mummies, sarcophaguses and scenes brimming with life. And the quest for eternity.
The 1st season for female players aged 17 or older will be played in the cities of Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.
