On July 7th, Futura will start broadcasting series Saladin, which tells fictional stories of the youth of the famous Muslim hero. The animation was produced by the TV channel from Qatar.
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Qatar Foundation has open enrolment for the Leaners’ Voice. The project selects students worldwide for leadership training and education. The group should attend a forum in Doha.
The workshop at the British university should cover the part of non-governmental players in the development of relations between both regions. A researcher from the University of Brasilia will speak.
The competition is turned to youths aged 9 to 25. The winners will travel to New York to present their work. Enrolment goes on to June 30th.
The launch of the reprint of ‘The world spoke Arabic,’ a book by historian Beatriz Bissio, will cover Ibn Khaldun’s and Ibn Batuta’s takes on the subject. The meeting will be held on the 13th in São Paulo.
Salem Nasser, president of the Icarabe, will speak on uprisings and the future outlook in Arab countries. The event will take place on Saturday (8th) at 4:00 pm in São Paulo.
Elfateh Hussain plays the sounds of his land, Sudan. He arrived in Brazil in the second half of May and performed in São Paulo, Bahia and the Federal District. Now, he promises to spread Brazilian music in his country.
Play ‘Salamaleque’, in which actress Valéria Arbex tells the story of Arab immigrants while she cooks typical Arab dishes for the audience, opens in São Paulo on Friday (31).
Salem Nasser, president of the Institute of Arab Culture, in São Paulo, says that the institution seeks its own headquarters and plans to create a database on the history of immigration.
Exhibition Palestinian Roots brings typical clothes, handicraft and historic items of the country. An exhibition in Novo Hamburgo opens on the 28th, with debates about Arab culture.
The acoustic guitarist Elfateh Hussain will be an attraction of Virada Cultural, an event due to take place at several spots in São Paulo over the weekend.
Globo TV sold ‘Cordel Encantado’ to a company in the Emirates, which is broadcasting the attraction in Dubai and Egypt. In the near future, the soap opera will go to other countries in North Africa and to Lebanon.
The Arab Culture Institute should promote a course to analyse the global view on the Arab world. Classes should take place starting on May 21st.
In ‘Viagem à Palestina – Prisão a céu aberto’, journalist Adriana Mabilia shows the struggle of Palestinian women in peaceful resistance to occupation and how the Israeli presence affects their life.
