The Brazilian historian and researcher Roberto Khatlab, currently living in Lebanon, is going to write a book based on the manuscripts of the Brazilian emperor. Dom Pedro II made two journeys to the Middle East and North Africa in the 19th century. He went to Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.
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Three students have got, through the Muslim Beneficent Society of Rio de Janeiro, scholarships to study at the International University of Africa, in Sudan. This was the first time that the institution sent students outside the country. The idea is to get new sponsors for further exchange courses.
Three students have got, through the Muslim Beneficent Society of Rio de Janeiro, scholarships to study at the International University of Africa, in Sudan. This was the first time that the institution sent students outside the country. The idea is to get new sponsors for further exchange courses.
The Brazilian minister of Education, Fernando Haddad, will travel to Lebanon and Syria between February 26 and 28 to discuss closer ties in the area of education. In Beirut, he is going to sign, together with the country minister of Education, Khaled Qabbani, an agreement to support the teaching of Arabic, Portuguese, Literature, Archaeology and History at universities in both countries.
The Brazilian minister of Education, Fernando Haddad, will travel to Lebanon and Syria between February 26 and 28 to discuss closer ties in the area of education. In Beirut, he is going to sign, together with the country minister of Education, Khaled Qabbani, an agreement to support the teaching of Arabic, Portuguese, Literature, Archaeology and History at universities in both countries.
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
The Muslim Beneficent Society from the Santo Amaro neighbourhood in São Paulo plans to open an Islamic Theology School in the country. Sheikh Hussam Al-Bustani, who heads the project, is talking to the directors of the Al-Jinan University, in Lebanon, on the possibility of creating in São Paulo a course in partnership with the institution.
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, which congregates the large majority of Egyptian Christians, he is going to consecrate on Sunday the only Coptic church in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo. The religious man is coming accompanied by a committee of 16 priests and bishops who will be met by Arab ambassadors and by priest Aghason Anba Paul, who is responsible for the church in São Paulo.
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, which congregates the large majority of Egyptian Christians, he is going to consecrate on Sunday the only Coptic church in Brazil, in the city of São Paulo. The religious man is coming accompanied by a committee of 16 priests and bishops who will be met by Arab ambassadors and by priest Aghason Anba Paul, who is responsible for the church in São Paulo.
Part of the history of the most important architect in Brazil involves Algeria. Niemeyer designed various projects for the Arab country, among them the Mentouri Constantine University, in 1969. The work was a personal request by then president Houari Boumedienne. Currently aged 98, Niemeyer said, in an interview to ANBA, that he still has many Arab friends, among them the current Algerian head of state, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
From the newsroom* São Paulo – ANBA started the year breaking yet another record in the number of monthly accesses received. In all the website received 84,734 individual visits in January, against 68,121 in December. The previous record had been in November last year, of 84,083 accesses. *Translated by Silvia Lindsey
From the newsroom* São Paulo – ANBA started the year breaking yet another record in the number of monthly accesses received. In all the website received 84,734 individual visits in January, against 68,121 in December. The previous record had been in November last year, of 84,083 accesses. *Translated by Silvia Lindsey
