São Paulo – The Institute of Arab Brazilian Culture (Icab) is about to host an online edition of its cultural event Majles. This year will see the event honor the Syrian-Lebanese community in Brazil, from 10am to 6pm on September 12 and 13 on Icab’s social media. Pictured above is a performance from the 2019 edition in Brasília.
The event is free of charge and intended for people interested in Arab tradition, art and history. The program will include live streams featuring specialists in different fields, dance and music performances, and interviews.
One of the live streams will feature Dulcinea Cassis, a second-generation Lebanese psychologist who will discuss “Food and Emotional Memory.” Jorge Ghachache and José Oswaldo Lasmar, who manage two Arab community groups on Facebook, will discuss “Social media and the Arab descendant community in Brazil.”
Lebanon’s Zamzam El Eter and Syria’s Jumana Salama will discuss “Immigrant Stories” in interview format. Belly dancing performances will feature Jade Bellydance, in one session, and Banat El sharkiat, Samara Sayed and Aline Daudt in another. Elisa Quezado will also perform. Finally, musician Messer di Carlo will play a set on the darbuka, an Arab percussion instrument. The Icab Book Club will be in the spotlight featuring Icab cultural coordinator Patricia El Moor.
Quick facts
3rd edition of Majles
September 12-13, 2020
10am-6pm
Streaming on Icab’s Facebook and Instagram pages
Free of charge
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
