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This Monday (30) in your ANBA Bulletin: A daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Soraya Smaili, president of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), leads the COVID-19 vaccine testing by the University of Oxford in Brazil. First woman and the youngest-ever president of the university, Soraya told ANBA about the challenges she faced in the public university. Four Arab countries and Pakistan made an alliance to accelerate the digital economy, which is expected to reach USD1 trillion in these nations in the next five years. The group created the Digital Cooperation Organization. The children’s book “My name is Ali. What is your name?” tells the story of a boy with Down Syndrome. The book by Brazilian author Ladimari Toledo Hoeppler was launched during the Sharjah International Book Fair this month. In a live stream, Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce cultural director Silvia Antibas addressed the Arab influence in the Brazilian music. |
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A concert devoted to the Arab-Brazilian musical connection would surely be a long one. The topic was discussed by historian and Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) cultural director Silvia Antibas during a live stream this Thursday (26). The musical links include originally Arab instruments, rhythms brought to Brazil by immigrants from the Iberian Peninsula, enslaved Muslims, and even songwriters and singers of Arab descent.
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Four Arab countries and Pakistan launched the Digital Cooperation Organization on Thursday (26) to accelerate the growth of the digital economy and strengthen cooperation in innovation. The Arab countries are Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
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A daughter of Lebanese immigrants to Brazil, Soraya Smaili is the first woman, first non-physician, and the youngest-ever president of the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp). On the final year of her stint in the highest position in the university, she sits atop a bevy of achievements in research and in fighting Covid-19. She’s leading testing by the University of Oxford in Brazil, and she’s pushing for democracy and transparency in state-run universities. She’s also the founder of the Institute of Arab Culture (ICArabe), which has promoted Arab and Muslim culture in Brazil in the last 16 years through film festivals, art shows, lectures and other activities.
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Ladimari Toledo Hoeppler, of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, just released the children’s book “My name is Ali. What is your name?” during the Sharjah International Book Fair this month. The main character in the story is a ten-year-old boy with Down Syndrome.
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A Saudi company has come up with a solution for foggy COVID-19 protection equipment such as safety face shields and goggles. It was especially designed for people who often move between humid and air-conditioned environments, Saudi newspaper Arab News reported.
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