Marcelo Sallum had his portrait unveiled at the gallery of former presidents in the boardroom of the Arab Chamber’s headquarters, in São Paulo.
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The event organized by the group Mulheres do Brasil (Women of Brazil) is scheduled for October 21, in Consolação district, São Paulo. The organization expects to provide health care for 400 people.
Freedom of expression in the Arab country will be in discussion at an event this Thursday in São Paulo.
The 1st Meeting of Young Lebanese People was organized by Lebanon’s consulate in São Paulo and took place last Friday (28), aiming to strengthen the ties with their ethnic and culture background and to network. The next one is scheduled for November.
Students at Univali, in Santa Catarina, expressed their interest in joining an exchange program with universities in Arab countries. They attended a lecture by the Arab Chamber special projects adviser and Egypt’s commercial consul to São Paulo.
The number of registered voters went up 41.3%. The top cities in the number of Brazilian voters are Boston, Miami and Tokyo.
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.
