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The I Symposium on Women and Arab Literature will occur from November 16 to 18. The event is organized by the International Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Federal University of Sergipe, partnering with the Arab Women’s Film Festival and Editora Tabla publishing house.

This is the first Brazilian book club focused on Arab literature produced across the world. The project was created by the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Federal University of Sergipe.

The Brazilian writer’s ‘A Hora da Estrela’ (The Hour of the Star) is in bookstores of major cities in Arab countries, such as Cairo, Dubai and Beirut. Egyptian researcher Maged ElGebaly translated the book into Arabic.