In the past ten years, Arab culture ceased to be regarded as merely exotic by many Brazilians. Language courses, film festivals, translations and academic works have proliferated.
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The Paraná state-born, Lebanon-based Roberto Khatlab will be the sole Middle Eastern writer at the Global Meeting and Exhibition of Expatriate Brazilian Writers, in London. He will speak on immigration research.
Over 50% of educational institutions managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are not functioning due to the ongoing conflict in the Arab country.
Director Hanan Abdallah will participate in a debate with the audience following the screening of her film ‘In the Shadow of a Man,’ this Saturday at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, in São Paulo.
The selection process is in the hands of the embassy of Brazil in Beirut. One position is open to those interested in enrolling up to September 2. The course is much sought by Lebanese interested in Brazil.
According to the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, 75% of the funds originating from the pre-salt layer will be allocated to educational purposes in Brazil. The sum will be invested over a 10-year period.
A study by a British publishing house shows that Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia invest in classroom technology. The Saudis should turn US$ 54 billion to education in 2013.
Emad Burnat, the author of ‘Five Broken Cameras,’ tells what it is like to make a documentary on the Palestinian cause, based on the life of his family and their struggle to keep their land.
University of São Paulo programme should grant 1,110 scholarships for graduate students in several countries. Lebanon and Morocco are among the options. Registration is open up to September 6th.
Eliane Elias should play at Baalbeck International Festival, on August 23rd. This is the first time she has a show in that country. The event should include Arabic music, rock and contemporary dance.
Formula Santander offers student grants at the New York University Abu Dhabi. Registration will remain open until September 22. There are 100 slots available to Brazilians, in 19 different countries.
The event due this month in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo will include productions from Lebanon for the first time. An Egyptian animated film will also be shown, among 510 works from 53 countries.
Jordan’s Rum Tareq Al Nasser group and trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf, from Lebanon, will perform and give workshops at Festival Mimo, in August and September. Concerts will take place in Paraty, Ouro Preto and Olinda.
Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida may be seen starting on August 9th. The story is about war and love between Egyptians and Ethiopians. The direction is by the Italian Marco Gandini.
