Diwan includes stories presentations, live music and folk dances. The events happen on March 4th to 14th. The schedule brings five closed-group meetings and one that is open to the public, all at Sesc Itaquera.
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Aisha’s World is slated for release in Brazil next March. Based on true stories, the comic book shows how traditions affect the daily lives of females in that country.
The showings will take place in the Universidade Federal do ABC. Wednesday (25th) evening, the four nominated movies started their scheduled screening sessions in São Paulo. Even with a storm hitting the city, the audience showed up.
The film will be shown on Saturday (28th), 2pm at sociology and politics school Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política in São Paulo. The event is part of a film club set up by students.
Starting on February 25th, four short-films produced for the movie contest will be shown in São Paulo and Santo André.
The biggest art event in the Middle East, scheduled to March 18th to 21th, will have an area with books, sounds, videos and presentations from Latin America. The project’s curatorship was developed by a Brazilian.
The children’s play will open at Sesc Pompeia, in the city of São Paulo, on February 28th. In the show, two clowns present one of the stories of One Thousand and One Nights.
The publication traces back the steps of the race in the country, featuring photo essays from the areas where the animal is raised.
The Library of South American-Arab Countries (Bibliaspa) is selecting photographs that portray cultural ties between the two regions for an exhibit slated for March in São Paulo. Entries are open.
Lessons at the research center begin on February 21st, with classes on Saturday mornings and evenings and at 5pm during the week. The cost is US$ 143 per module and enrolment is open.
Group of students from Brasilia University was chosen to Hult Prize regional finals, a social entrepreneurship competition. The winning team will receive US$ 1 million to develop its project.
University students can submit texts in any of the organization’s six official languages, including Arabic. The winners will participate in activities over a week in New York.
‘The Arabs and 25th of March Street’ will give awards to the best short films portraying Arab immigration to Downtown São Paulo. A jury will convene in February to shortlist the finalists.
Next Saturday will see the re-premiere of theatrical play ‘Salamaleque,’ in which a character tells stories about its Syrian relatives as she cooks typical dishes for her guests: the audience.
