{"id":285271,"date":"2020-12-01T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=285271"},"modified":"2020-12-01T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:47:52","slug":"fresh-data-to-enable-further-studies-on-arab-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/fresh-data-to-enable-further-studies-on-arab-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh data to enable further studies on Arab immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 A survey of the Arab community in Brazil, conducted by Ibope Intelig\u00eancia and H2R Pesquisas Avan\u00e7adas, has paved the way for further studies of Arab immigration to Brazil. such was the conclusion reached by experts on the subject this Monday (30) during the webinar \u2018Arab Immigration to Brazil: Analysis and Interpretations.\u2019 The survey was commissioned by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC), and the online debate was hosted by the Arab House, which the ABCC launched this year.<\/p>\n

The webinar saw H2R Pesquisas Avan\u00e7adas director Alessandra Frisso present information from the survey. The holder of a doctorate degree in International Law from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), Salem Nasser, who\u2019s of Arab descent, said much of the data came as a surprise even to him, despite his involvement with the community. \u201cEven for us, who have been immersed in this environment and who have experienced this history since early childhood, there\u2019s a lot to this survey that has come as a surprise, such as new facts and information. It\u2019s like getting a treasure trove delivered to you, a gift that\u2019s full of surprises,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

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Arab descendant Salem Nasser was taken aback by the numbers in the survey, despite his involvement with the community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nasser said numbers regarding nationality, for instance, which show that 25% of respondents are unable to tell what country their ancestors hailed from, prompt further inquiries. \u201cThere are a few things that the numbers themselves fail to fully reveal. The profile of the Arabcommunity shows that the majority, 27%, are aware that they are of Lebanese origin, but 25% are only aware that they are Arab, and not much more. Does it mean that they descend from earlier Syrian immigrants? Or Lebanese? Or from other Arab nationalities?\u201d, he inquired.<\/p>\n

He believes that by quantifying people from other nationalities, like Saudis and Somalis, the survey also speaks to the intercommunity relations of Arabs in Brazil. \u201cIf someone who\u2019s part of the traditional Syrian community such as myself cannot tell that clearly, it means that parts of the Arab community are segregated and mutually unaware of themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n