The entrepreneur and political scientist passed away last weekend. A former Arab Chamber adviser and ICArabe president, he was known for his work on Brazil-Middle East trade and for championing Arab causes and spreading Arab history.
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Marcelo Fernandes, the owner of restaurants such as Clos and Mercearia do Francês, is developing recipes with his chefs to include the fruit in the menus of his six establishments.
A party on Friday evening marked the birthday of the traditional store in downtown São Paulo.
The writer and researcher Roberto Khatlab was awarded the Brazilian Army Medal in April.
An 8.4-ton rock from Syria was placed in an outdoor area in the club’s São Paulo headquarters to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
The initiative, organized by the São Paulo-based soccer team and UNHCR, aims to raise public awareness about the humanitarian crisis in the Arab country. In all, 44 children will take the field with the team’s players before the game against Ceará.
To celebrate the store’s 120th anniversary, a cultural space will open to host exhibits, a historical archive, workshops and lectures. Run by the Rizzkallah family, the shop has become part of Arab history in Brazil.
A conference in Kuwait discussed the participation of women from the region in international organizations and argued for greater women’s participation in decision-making processes.
The dean of Lebanon’s Holy Spirit University of Kaslik will deliver a lecture on May 3 to mark the start of an initiative to digitize the memory of Syrian-Lebanese migration to Brazil.
To take part, they must present a project with solutions on hunger, education or gender equality. Registrations end this Monday (23).
A son to Palestinians who arrived in Brazil under refugee status in the 1960s, Hassan Zarif runs Al Janiah, a bar in downtown São Paulo whose main features include (good) Arab food and a staff replete with refugees, plus political discussions. He told ANBA a bit of his story and his ties with Palestine.
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor reported that 4,703 foreigners applied for permits to work and live in the country in the first quarter of this year.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a global campaign this Friday (6). Up until October 1, activities around the globe will spread awareness about the issue of asylum.
The headquarters of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, was the place chosen by the organization to hold its meeting.
