Natália Calfat takes over Brazil’s Institute of Arab Culture. In an interview with ANBA, she says she has many goals, including bringing together people who study and promote Arab culture to work together, and expanding the offering of courses and events related to the Arab world.
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The 19th Arab World Film Festival opened on Thursday night (29) at CineSesc in São Paulo. The program features films that shed light on the challenges facing Middle Eastern society.
Next Thursday (29), the 19th Arab World Film Festival begins. The event will feature screenings of previously unseen films, a world premiere, and a debate session.
Mariam Saïd is in São Paulo and spoke about Edward Saïd’s work as a professor, published papers and books, his love for music, and the question of Palestine. She has been contributing to keeping Saïd’s legacy alive since his death in 2003.
Brazil’s Arab Culture Institute will hold a series of online debates on Arab culture in the coming months. The first will occur this Wednesday (1), at 7:00 pm BRT, with professor and writer João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens.
An Egyptian who lived in Brazil for 40 years, Mohamed Habib built a distinguished academic history in biology and environment. He had a remarkable social role in favor of Arab culture and causes.
‘The Man Who Sold His Skin,’ nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, will be discussed live next Thursday (4) in an initiative by ICArabe and Pandora Filmes.
Geraldo Adriano Godoy de Campos spreads the Arab culture across Brazil. In his most recent challenge, he’s helping establish an international center for Arab and Islamic studies in Sergipe.
ICArabe held 21 online classes on the Arab-Islamic contributions to humankind. Over 3,000 people attended live on Zoom, and over 10,000 watched on YouTube.
Enrolments are open for the the first three lessons in the online course “The Contributions of Arab-Islamic Civilization to Humanity: a Historical Outlook.” Classes start February 25.
Tunisian filmmaker Lofti Achour is in São Paulo to promote his first feature film ‘Burning Hope’ and participate in a debate at the Arab World Film Festival at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil.
The drama ‘Hedi’ will open at Cine Caixa Belas Artes this Tuesday (29), at 8 pm. The screening will be followed by a debate with Salem Nasser, of FGV, and Luiz Zanin, movie critic. Admission is free.
