The visits of the Brazilian emperor to the Middle East and North Africa in the 19th century will be addressed by researcher Roberto Khatlab, who wrote a book on the subject.
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Over the period of isolation, Brazilian museums offer virtual tours, collections and online content. Check out where you can enjoy the Arab culture in Brazil during the period while the institutions remain closed.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber marked March 25 online this year. In a social media campaign, the organization’s president remarked that physicians of Arab descent and their colleagues are fighting coronavirus, and that Brazil is working to keep supplying food to Arab countries.
Given the need to halt face-to-face activities in order to help controlling coronavirus, the Arab Chamber will use the social media to mark the date in Brazil.
The arrival of Syrians and Lebanese will be the topic of a series of events at the Minas Gerais History and Geography Institute starting Thursday (20). From lectures to book launches, the program takes place in Belo Horizonte.
Director at Latin American Studies and Cultures Center (LASCC) at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Roberto Khatlab, has been in São Paulo to talk with partners of the Digitization Project of the Memory of Syrian and Lebanese Immigration in Brazil.
The organization’s Cultural director Silvia Antibas will go over a project for digitization of immigration history being rolled out in partnership with a university in Lebanon.
Brazil’s Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) is accepting enrolments through October 17. Candidates can apply for courses matching the ones they used to attend in their countries of origin.
Marcela Jacques from Recife and Renata Isa from Curitiba live in the Arab country with their husbands and children and were taken aback by the war started in 2011.
The play will be performed this Wednesday, when the International Arab Dance Day is celebrated. On the stage, Arab dance will be mixed to songs from Northeast Brazil played on the accordion.
Akira Yamada gave a statement during a Senate session marking the 111th anniversary of Japanese immigration. Brazil is home to the largest Japanese community outside of Japan.
The two Gulf countries have permanent visa programs in place for non-nationals in a bid to boost their economies.
A traveling show created by the UNHCR features pictures of refugees around the world as well as film screenings at a mall.
The brainchild of Joanna Ibrahim, Open Taste has catered to 13 immigrant families. Now, the project’s seeking funds to pay for a space of its own and to more people.
