Of Syrian and Lebanese origins, the pedagogue Elizabeth Camasmie Zogbi has dedicated most of her life to Mão Branca, a charity organization that assists the elderly and was founded by women of Arab origins. She and group of volunteers have brought leisure in the life of the elderly and have created centers in São Paulo districts. Read more of what Elizabeth told ANBA about her personal journey and her work at Mão Branca.
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The International Migration Organization said the exodus from Venezuela can quickly escalate into a situation akin to the one underway in the Mediterranean.
A global agreement on the topic was signed this Friday (13), but the United States pulled out of it.
The Ministry of Labor issued an ordinance determining that work permit to immigrants must be issued within 15 days, at the most.
A party on Friday evening marked the birthday of the traditional store in downtown São Paulo.
Georges Hobeika, from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, spoke at the Arab Chamber to launch a program of digitization of documents from the Syrian-Lebanese immigration. ‘It would be a crime to allow this memory to fade away,’ he said.
The dean of Lebanon’s Holy Spirit University of Kaslik will deliver a lecture on May 3 to mark the start of an initiative to digitize the memory of Syrian-Lebanese migration to Brazil.
