S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 An online meeting next Wednesday (7) will address the portrayal of the Arab diaspora in Brazilian literature. The event will be hosted by the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center and by the Middle East Studies and Research Group (Gepom, in the Portuguese acronym), with Gepom researcher and cofounder Muna Omran as a speaker.<\/p>\n
The meeting will take place at 7 pm, Beirut, Lebanon time (1 pm, Bras\u00edlia, Brazil time). Registration is available free of charge. English will be spoken, with no translation available. The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center is the cultural arm of the Embassy of Brazil in Beirut.<\/p>\n
Omran will share her pioneering work on how seminal Brazilian writers have described Arab immigrants. She has looked into the work of authors ranging from Machado de Assis and Jorge Amado (pictured above<\/em>), whose book \u201cGabriela, Clove and Cinnamon\u201d features the character \u201cNacib,\u201d to present-day authors such as Milton Hatoum and Raduan Nassar.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s more on Muna Omran:<\/em><\/p>\n Researcher brings the Middle East closer to Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n Omran holds a postdoctoral degree in Literary Studies and a doctorate in Literary History and Theory from the Campinas State University (Unicamp). She is a professor of postgraduate studies at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), and a member of the research group in Contemporary History at the Maranh\u00e3o State University (Uema). Omran is the author of several books, including \u201cA hist\u00f3ria que Sherazade n\u00e3o contou e outras historinhas \u2013 minicontos\u201d (The story Scheherazade never told and other short stories \u2013 mini-tales).<\/p>\n Quick facts <\/strong><\/p>\n Online event Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPortrayal of the Arab diaspora in Brazilian literature
\nWednesday, April 7, 1 pm (Bras\u00edlia) \u2013 7 pm (Beirut)
\nVia Zoom
\nRegister<\/a> free of charge
\nFind out more: brasiliban@gmail.com<\/p>\n