Tony Valentte is looking for people with personal and professional stories portraying the overcome of barriers and prejudice. Testimonies will be part of his work ‘United Nations, I’m a Muslim’.
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In October, the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon will host a colloquium on cultural interactions between Latin America and the Middle East. Registration for scholars and artists is open until July 30.
An open-to-the-public meeting on August 24 at the Goiás State University will focus on the influence of Arab culture in Brazil via the work of Raduan Nassar and Milton Hatoum.
Regulars of the city’s cultural venue Sesc Vila Mariana will participate in a musical performance and learn Arabic calligraphy at an event featuring refugees and designed to introduce the country’s culture in Brazil.
Native refugee teachers will teach Arabic language and culture, as well as English, French and Spanish from July 2 to 30 at the headquarters of the Library and Research Center for South America-Arab Countries (Bibliaspa).
The exhibition “Navy of Brazil – past glories, future accomplishments” will run from June 14 to 29 in Beirut, marking the Brazilian Navy Day by showing officers interacting with Brazilian and Lebanese civilians.
The Sesc (Social Service of the Commerce) branch in Campo Limpo, São Paulo, will hold the event next Friday. Among the performers is Syrian Abdulbaset Jarour, who will sing Arab songs.
Roberto Khatlab and Hoda Nehme, of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, will take part in events at PUC-Goiás, on the 9th and 10th, and at UFRJ, on the 14th. They will address political and social issues in the Middle East.
A class of more than 80 students, most of them Syrian, was the first one to graduate from a course offered by mosque Mesquita Brasil in São Paulo.
Brazilian musicians will perform on July 16 at the Byblos International Festival. The event also has artists from the United States, Jamaica, France and Australia in the lineup. Tickets are now on sale.
Movie portrays director Zeina Daccache’s work leading to the staging of a play at the Roumieh prison. The film fest will include documentaries on theater and performance.
The experience of the author as a reader and his influence in the work are topics of the June 17 meeting in Ribeirão Preto. Mamede Jarouche, translator, will be one of the speakers.
The Federal University of São Carlos, in Brazil’s São Paulo State, offers one slot in each of its graduate courses for foreigners with refugee status. Candidates will be selected based on their Enem test scores.
Faculdades Integradas Rio Branco is offering a non-degree course in International Business Administration with an emphasis in Arab countries starting in August. Arab Brazilian Chamber members will get a discount.
