The holy month during which Muslims fast began this Tuesday (13). Find out how some Arab countries have adapted their practices as a result of Covid-19.
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One in communication and the other in economics, Maysoun Odeh Gangat of Palestine and Hala Bugaighis of Libya are creating opportunities for women in their countries. They told their stories during the webinar ‘Women Who Inspire,’ hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber on International Women’s Day.
This Monday (1st), Muslim and non-Muslim women are posting pictures of them wearing the veil on social media to support hijab wearers. This is the World Hijab Day, which is promoted in Brazil by a group of the University of São Paulo.
Out of all Arabs and Arab descendants in Brazil, those professing the Muslim religion display the highest rate of command of the language: 82%, much higher than among Catholics and Evangelicals.
Activities in Spanish and Portuguese featuring translation into Arabic started last Friday (27) and run until Wednesday (2) in honor of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Soraya Smaili is the first woman ever to be president of the Federal University of São Paulo. Her many achievements include research, fighting the coronavirus, Oxford Vaccine testing, and bringing democracy and transparency to public universities. She’s also the founder of the Institute of Arab Culture.
The Gulf country announced that schools will reopen on November 1st. Some activities will still take place online.
The Women Inside Trade group was created in 2017 and now features over 200 women working in international relations and foreign trade in public, private, diplomacy and academic sectors.
For her doctoral work at the University of Oxford, Brazilian Egyptologist Thais Rocha looked into the notion of ‘home’ in connection with the worker villages of Ancient Egypt. She joined fieldwork in Amarna, where public areas were also viewed as places of residence.
The country will shut down from July 30 to August 3 and then from August 6 to 10. Apart from some activities, institutions, private enterprises and banks will be closed.
A survey conducted by Ibope and H2R and presented during an online Arab Brazilian of Commerce event has shown that the grandchildren of original migrants make up the bulk of the Arab community in Brazil. Next in number are second- and fifth-generation Arabs.
Arabs immigrated seeking promising lives, commercial success and prosperity. As a result, they thrived and contributed to the country’s growth.
Learn a bit more about the history of Arab Chamber Cultural director Silvia Antibas, one of the recipients of the 2019 UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture announced earlier this month.
The donation will go to children and teenagers undergoing cancer treatment at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Central Hospital, in the downtown São Paulo neighborhood of Vila Buarque.
