The number of registered voters went up 41.3%. The top cities in the number of Brazilian voters are Boston, Miami and Tokyo.
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The Brazilian Catholic community living in the Arab country mobilized to have mass celebrated in their native language. Since May, they take place once a month at Our Lady of Rosary church. Catechism classes in Portuguese will also be offered.
In her first visit to Brazil, Hiam Abbass, who’s also a director, gave an interview to ANBA. She produced the play ‘France Against the Robots’, based on the namesake book by author Georges Bernanos, who lived in the country for ten years.
The emirate topped the ranking of user input-based website Numbeo for the second year on end. Dubai ranked 11th.
As per numbers supplied to ANBA by the Ministry of Labor, such was the amount of admissions of natives from Arab countries from April to June. The number of Arab workers dismissed outweighed that of those hired.
Of Syrian and Lebanese origins, the pedagogue Elizabeth Camasmie Zogbi has dedicated most of her life to Mão Branca, a charity organization that assists the elderly and was founded by women of Arab origins. She and group of volunteers have brought leisure in the life of the elderly and have created centers in São Paulo districts. Read more of what Elizabeth told ANBA about her personal journey and her work at Mão Branca.
Last year, the country’s HDI went up 0.001 point over 2016, which kept it in the 79th position in the world rank.
The Lebanese immigrant was awarded the Patriarchal Commendation of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul of the Antiochian Orthodox Church for his charitable works. He is a former director and currently a member of the management council of the Arab Chamber.
The social action project in East São Paulo is scheduled for September 22, the day of the nine-year anniversary of CEU Formosa, from 10 am to 3 pm.
The event will take place at the headquarters of the Institute of Arab Brazilian Culture (Icab) on September 22, from noon to 5 pm, with sweet and savory dishes on sale and dance performances.
Ibrahim Essawy has been in Brazil for four years, always working in the IT sector. Two months ago, the founded his own business, Bom Tech, based in Lindoia, and offers web and media services.
A group of 20 doctors will present their studies and practices in a congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders scheduled to begin on September 26, in the UAE.
São Paulo city government agency Adesampa is offering a course to refugees and immigrants interested in joining an entrepreneurship program.
The number of pilgrims that made their way to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, surpassed last year’s figures. The Hajj is considered the world’s largest annual religious gathering.
