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\u201cI want to share this knowledge to those who won\u2019t have access to it so soon,\u201d she told ANBA, describing the myths in Brazil around the Ancient Egypt topic and the few updated books available. On her return from France, one of her goals had been teaching Egyptology in public schools for free, but bureaucracy kept the project from going forward.<\/p>\n
Egyptology came suddenly into Haddad\u2019s live. With a degree in Electrotechnical Engineering, she always enjoyed physics and math and had a well-established career in Autolatina, a trade partner of Ford and Volkswagen that existed until 1996 in Brazil, when she decided to drop it all and study Ancient Egypt. \u201cI was still with Autolatina when I felt deeply interested in Egypt, something I can’t explain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Haddad left everything and went to France, first to stay for six months. But she delayed her return. Already fluent in English and Italian, she studied French and started studying Egyptology in Sorbonne and Egyptian Archeology at \u00c9cole du Louvre, where she got her degree in 2005 and 2006 respectively. She came back to Brazil after 11 years.<\/p>\n
From her years of study came the book \u201cShaana, La Fille du Pharaon,\u201d published in French by the French publishing house Arnaud Franel. The book talks about a time in Ancient Egypt that is not well known where the pharaohs were poor. It\u2019s a time where Egypt was deep in chaos,\u201d she said. The book is about the life of a princess who becomes queen of Egypt at the end of those troubled times.<\/p>\n
Daughter of a pharaoh, Shaana is a teenage girl who learns about Egypt until she\u2019s crowned as a queen at 15. It\u2019s a non-fiction work based on Haddad\u2019s studies in Paris, tough it\u2019s not for Egyptologists but rather laypersons, including young people. The book rights are owned by the French publishing house, but Haddad has negotiated with it and now searches for a Brazilian publishing house to publish it in Portuguese.<\/p>\n
The book was published after seven years of daily research and writings. \u201cI find a great passion in studying, assembling this puzzle that is Egyptian history, which is still to be assembled,\u201d she said. Besides her academic and hieroglyph researches, Haddad also spent two periods working with archeology in Egypt.<\/p>\n
The Egyptologist is also featured in other French book, \u201cPourquoi j’\u00e9cris,\u201d where 50 Lebanese or Lebanese-descendant francophone authors talk about why they write. The work was released in celebration of the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the Beirut Book Fair in Lebanon, and Haddad was invited to participate in the book.<\/p>\n Flavia\u2019s Lebanon<\/strong><\/p>\n The Brazilian author is the granddaughter of Lebanese paternal grandparents and Italian maternal grandparents. \u201cBoth my Lebanese and my Italian side are great examples of overcoming hardships, hard work, and victories,\u201d she said. Her Lebanese grandfather moved to Brazil because of a war, worked in trade and then became a farmer, growing coffee and sugarcane and raising cattle. \u201cMy grandmother was a housewife, made a wonderful curd,\u201d she said. Her maternal grandfather was a doctor.<\/p>\n Haddad said that she visits Lebanon at least once a year, where she has family and dear friends. \u201cI love Lebanon, one of my best friends is Lebanese. It has been 20 years since I go to Lebanon. Every time I go to Paris, I go to Beirut. I once went to Beirut to celebrate my birthday with my friends,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n In Brazil, Flavia\u2019s professional mission is focused on spreading Egyptology. Her classes and lectures cover several topics on Ancient Egypt from pyramids to Ramesses II, Akhenaton, Nefertiti, ancient medicine and magic. \u201cEgypt is history mixed with magic. There\u2019s a whole mystery around this civilization that entices us. It\u2019s the cradle of humankind and we\u2019re subconsciously attracted to it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Flavia writes on the website of the Egyptian consulate in S\u00e3o Paulo and produces content for R\u00e1dio Cairo. Some of her lectures are sponsored by the consulate. Her social media (see below)<\/em> are also used to share some knowledge on Ancient Egypt. Her prep courses for tourists are given either via agencies or direct contact with groups and individuals. She\u2019s open for new ideas of lectures, courses and group preparation (contacts below)<\/em>.<\/p>\n Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n Egyptologist Flavia Haddad Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFlavia Haddad’s website<\/a>
\nFacebook here<\/a>
\nInstagram here<\/a>
\nLinkedin here<\/a><\/p>\n