São Paulo – The first Conference of Arab Expatriates, to be promoted in Cairo, Egypt, from December 4th to 6th, should discuss the life, history and progress of Arab communities around the world.
The event should bring together Arabs who live in several countries and present panoramas of these communities in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America. The secretary general at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Michel Alaby, should speak about the South American continent.
The meeting, organized by the League of Arab States, should take place under theme “A bridge to communication" and should cover three main themes: "the part played by organisations of the civil society in the progress of Arab communities", "the part of Arab expatriates in the development and strengthening of the dialogue between civilisations, cultures and religions" and "the finding of a structure to represent Arab immigrants".
In his talk, Alaby should speak about the migratory routes in South America, should show the countries that received the largest volume of Arabs and the personalities of the region who are of Arab origin, among others.
"We are going to speak about the influence of the Arab community in South America and also about the challenges, like the teaching of Arabic. It is important for there to be agreements with Arab universities, for teaching of the language on the continent. We also need agreements for teaching in areas of excellence for the Arabs. It is also important to have the presence of Arab news agencies in South America," said the secretary general.
The conference should include the secretary general of the league of Arab States, Amr Mussa, representatives of the civil society, governments and expatriates from each country, guests from the League of Arab States and ambassadors of countries with the greatest Arab communities in the world.
*Translated by Mark Ament
