{"id":174870,"date":"2018-05-09T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=174870"},"modified":"2018-05-09T17:49:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:49:45","slug":"book-featuring-arab-reality-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/book-featuring-arab-reality-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"A book featuring Arab reality and fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Hagar is a daughter to Algerian immigrants who lived in the outskirts of Marseille, France and made her way into the best universities in the country. Her career led her to Syria, where she found work with a multinational corporation and found herself in a war, in 2011. This is the plotline for \u201cO caminho de Abra\u00e3o,\u201d which sees Brazilian journalist Jamil Chade tackle the situation of Muslims and the identity crisis in Europe.<\/p>\n

Hagar\u2019s work is to coordinate multimillion investments in a Syrian manufacturing plant, but the war drives her to take criminal instructions from the company\u2019s board, and she eventually has to flee to keep herself alive. Her flight retraces the path that Abraham, the patriarch to three monotheist religions, mythically took thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose to write about the situation of Muslims in the outskirts of European cities \u2013 not only Algerians, but Muslims in general \u2013 as a result of a very serious ongoing crisis: xenophobia and racism,\u201d Chade told ANBA.<\/p>\n

Chade defines his book as a denunciation of how some of Europe\u2019s society behaves. This behavior, he argues, is associated with the economic crisis in Europe and the Arab Spring, war in Syria and the arrival of immigrants in the continent.<\/p>\n

Europe is amidst an identity crisis, at a crossroads scenario, according to the author. \u201cThere\u2019s the perception, at least from the outside, that people\u2019s rights are safely secured in Europe, and that\u2019s not exactly the case,\u201d Chade says.<\/p>\n

The Lebanese-descendant writer took a year to write and edit the book, which is based on ten years\u2019 worth of stories, eyewitness accounts and situations from his work as a journalist \u2013 ever since the 2008 economic crisis broke out in Europe.<\/p>\n

Chade is currently an international correspondent for newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo<\/em> in Geneva, Switzerland \u2013 where the United Nations (UN) headquarters is \u2013 covering international conflicts and issues like the ones involving Arab countries and refugees.<\/p>\n

The world and Arab culture are also part of his daily routine because of his Arab roots. His parental grandparents came from Lebanon to S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil seeking a better life.<\/p>\n

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The book is available from publisher Editora Planeta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His first name \u2013 Jamil \u2013 harks back to his family roots, as do his culinary habits and his involvement with the Arab community in S\u00e3o Paulo. \u201cI spent some of my childhood at Clube Monte L\u00edbano, surrounded by the Lebanese and Syrian Arab community,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Jamil Chade earned a degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in S\u00e3o Paulo and a master\u2019s degree from the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Since the year 2000 he has lived in Switzerland and worked as a correspondent for Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

He has travelled to the Middle East or covered the region several times, including visits of Brazilian presidents and foreign minister to the region, the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA), the Syrian war, the ousting of Egypt\u2019s dictator Hosni Mubarak, aspects of the Palestinian issue, refugee camps and developments across the Gulf.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Middle East is part of my agenda,\u201d he says. Jamil Chade has been to Syria, where some of his book is set, both before and during the war. He has also covered stories in Algeria, from where the main character\u2019s family is.<\/p>\n

The book is out from publisher Editora Planeta. Its launch was due on May 9 at Livraria Cultura bookstore\u2019s Conjunto Nacional unit, including a chat with the author and journalist Patricia Campos Mello, and a signing session.<\/p>\n

The work is only available in Portuguese, but the author likes the idea of an Arabic translation. \u201cIt would be very useful in enabling dialogue between this West which is permanently questioning itself and the Arab countries and culture. It could add a bit to the understanding of what\u2019s going on with Europe\u2019s identity crisis,\u201d Chade ponders.<\/p>\n

Fact sheet:<\/strong>
\nBook: O caminho de Abra\u00e3o \u2013 F\u00e9, amor e guerras em travessias separadas pelo tempo (The path of Abraham \u2013 Faith, love and wars in journeys separated by time)
\nAuthor: Jamil Chade
\nPages: 304
\nPrice:\u00a0BRL 45.90<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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