One of the works is directed by Brazil’s Otavio Cury. The films will be screened on the Festival and SESC’s digital platforms. This year’s edition will rn from August 20 to September 16.
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Daughter of a Lebanese mother and born in Rio de Janeiro, the dancer, singer, actress and businesswoman does not sing Arab music. Still, she has brought to her career several elements from her family’s homeland.
The initiative by the emirate of Sharjah will be granted to an Arabic work translated into another language. Submissions are accepted until the end of August.
Takeaway created by a grandson of Lebanese grandparents serves traditional dishes from the country. The food by self-taught chef Geraldo Pereira Jr. started being delivered during the pandemic and will get a physical venue in the city of Poços de Caldas.
This is the first Brazilian book club focused on Arab literature produced across the world. The project was created by the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Federal University of Sergipe.
The award recognizes people, groups, and institutions that work to promote Arab culture. A third party must nominate candidates. Candidature submission deadline is July 30.
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The Maktub channel was launched on Wednesday, 14, on YouTube. On the platform Biase will discuss how the Arab culture has changed her personal and professional life by sharing testimonials, telling travel stories, and conducting interviews.
Lebanese-Brazilian architect became a reference in art exhibition design and scenography. With two decades of experience in the field, his portfolio includes shows by Sebastião Salgado and Adriana Varejão.
The brainchild of a Brazilian, online project Migra will feature translation into Portuguese. In addition to debates, the project will include readings, academic forums, meetings with students, and book launches.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, professor Muna Omran is a daughter of an Arab Muslim family. The co-founder of a study group on the Middle East, she has taken on the mission of breaking stereotypes on the Arab countries, Islam, and Arab and Muslim women in Brazil.
‘The Book of Misers,’ by Iraq’s Al-Jâhiz, got translated into Brazilian Portuguese by professor Safa Jubran via the Literatura Livre project, an initiative of Sesc in partnership with the University of São Paulo.
Amid the pandemic, chef Fred Caffarena and his partner started a business focused on hummus. The Middle Eastern dip is made with techniques from Yemen, Lebanon and Syria.
The event will feature activities from late January until mid-February. Francisco Tupy of Brazil will teach a class on the educational use of Minecraft in connection with software programming tools.
