ANBA Bulletin of July 30, 2018

The 25th São Paulo International Book Biennial is the main topic of the ANBA Bulletin this Monday (30). The emirate of Sharjah will be the guest of honor of the biennial scheduled for August 3 to 12 that will feature over 40 titles translated from the Arabic into Portuguese. In addition to the translated books, the Sharjah stand will host poetry reading with Arab authors, an overview of the Arab publishing market, Arab music concerts, workshops of decorative masks and traditional UAE basket weaving, and the presentation of a project to encourage people in Sharjah to read.

Also during the Biennial, the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil (FAMBRAS) will launch the kids comic book Khalil, which portrays the day-to-day life of a Muslim boy and discusses the issue of Islamophobia. Brazilian Rogério Mascarenhas, known as Romahs, wrote the story, and the illustrations are by Malika Dahil Aguiar, a Moroccan artist that lives in Brazil.

Isaura Daniel writes about the play One Thousand and One Nights, staged in Rio de Janeiro by drama group Teatro Voador Não Identificado (TVNI) - Unidentified Flying Theatre, loosely translated. The play mixes tales of the classic work with testimonies from refugees of Arab descent living in Brazil.

Kids comic book features Muslim character

São Paulo – The comic book “Khalil e sua turma” (loosely translated, Khalil and Friends) is about the day-to-day life of a Muslim boy and discuss the issue of Islamophobia, the prejudice against Muslim. The comics will be launched by the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil (FAMBRAS) during the 25th São Paulo International Book Biennial.

SESC Videobrasil Art Biennial is open to applications

São Paulo – The 21st SESC Videobrasil Contemporary Art Biennial is now open to registrations from Brazilian and foreign artists interested in exhibiting their works. The exhibition, one of the country’s major contemporary art shows, is scheduled for October 9, 2019 to February 2, 2020 in São Paulo.

Entries open for the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize

São Paulo – The Division for Agreements and Multilateral Cultural Affairs (DAMC) is open, until August 15, to submissions by Brazilians to the 16th edition of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and by the government of Sharjah.

Over 40 translations from Arabic to be launched at Biennial

Kids comic book features Muslim character

Stories of Scheherazade, refugees played in the same stage

SESC Videobrasil Art Biennial is open to applications

Entries open for the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize