Amid events to celebrate the UN Arabic Language Day that is commemorated on December 18, actions will be set out to promote, preserve and disseminate the Arabic in the following years.
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In A Vizinha Tunisiana, the Portuguese edition of Al-Ishtiyaq ila al-Jarah published by Tabla in Brazil, Habib Selmi depicts contemporary themes through a romantic relationship between two Tunisians living in France. The Arabic translation is by Felipe Benjamin Francisco.
Flavors & Memories, created by the Adus NGO, will have its third edition in the first half of 2024. After holding workshops with chefs, a recipe book will be the final stage of the initiative.
For the first time, the event held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates presented Latin American works. Brazilian contemporary art exponents represented by Galeria Karla Osorio and DAN Galeria had their works exhibited at the Fair.
Concert “Sounds of the World: UAE & Brazil in Symphony” brought together musicians from the two countries in a performance of both classical and popular music.
The event will bring representatives from 55 countries with lectures, musical performances, craft workshops, gastronomy, and other attractions from November 17 to 20.
The orchestra of young Arab musicians will perform under the baton of Brazil’s Ed Côrtes on November 23 at Teatro Poupex in Brasília.
Brazilians had meetings with foreign publishers and agents in one of the major literary events in the Middle East. Buyers are primarily interested in children’s books.
Project designed by Brazil’s Oscar Niemeyer in Lebanon is the topic of an art competition launched by the Brazilian diplomacy. The new deadline is November 30.
Relics of the National Library of Brazil will be used by Egyptologists of the country’s National Museum in research. Photographic records can help make replicas of pieces lost to the 2018 fire. Part of the collection belonged to Pedro II of Brazil, an enthusiast of Egypt and Arabic.
Al-Mansour was one of the pioneers of filmmaking in Saudi Arabia and is a renowned director in Hollywood today. She collaborates on a project to encourage female participation in the film industry in her home country.
Initiative honors individuals, groups of peoples or instiutions that have contributed to the promotion and dissemination of the Arab culture worldwide. Nomination files can be submitted until January 2024.
The writer, actress, playwright, and daughter of Palestinian scholar Edward Saïd closed the seminar The Intellectual Legacy of Edward Saïd on Wednesday (11). She told about her trip to Gaza with her family at 18, life in New York, and reacted to current events.
Mariam Saïd is in São Paulo and spoke about Edward Saïd’s work as a professor, published papers and books, his love for music, and the question of Palestine. She has been contributing to keeping Saïd’s legacy alive since his death in 2003.
