Published on YouTube: August 7, 2013
I had to erase an old post (from 2013) about Arab cooking in Argentina – the video link was dead. So I found a similar post around the same time … also about Arab cooking … also from Argentina.
My Spanish is not so good that I could translate it.
Posted on YouTube: October 8, 2018
This is a commercial for Habib’s, a major fast food chain in Brazil. They have 475 outlets in Brazil.
They are planning to expand outside of Brazil.
Lebanese food has been adopted in Brazil the very same way that Americans have embraced Italian or Mexican food.
Source: Wikipedia
Habib’s was founded by a Portuguese-born baker, Alberto Saraiva, who had no particular ties to the Middle East himself, got the idea early in 1988 after an ailing old man of Arab descent applied for a job in his bakery. With no job at hand for the man to apply to, but upon learning that he had been a cook back in his home land, Mr. Saraiva decided to open a small fast-food restaurant focused on Middle-Eastern fast-food, unheard at the time in Brazil, believing the success could rely on the novelty of it, and hired the man. … The first Habib’s restaurant was opened later that same year.
Published on YouTube: October 27, 2017
Note: Bottom Video is Translated to English
Latin American Palestinians met in Chile this weekend to inaugurate a new cultural event Taqalid (Traditions). A sort of Latin-Palestinian Congress to re-Arabize the Palestinians in Latin America, not just Chile.
Israel will have a real contest with this group. The Palestinians of Latin America (especially Chile) are very rich, prosperous, well-connected, and well-organized, as you can see: [Notice: The event was held at the elite social club: CLUB PALESTINO (0:33) in the top video].
Though Latin-Palestinians are almost totally Christian, and though some of their ancestors fled the Mideast in the 19th century to get away from Muslim persecutions, they are incredibly hostile to Israel, today. Unlike Muslims, though, they can put on a good respectable face to this anti-Zionism.
Source: Santiago Times
October 26, 2017SANTIAGO – Chile’s Palestinian community will celebrate its heritage with a cultural and sports festival organized in the South American country beginning Friday.
Under the name Taqalid, or traditions, the Central Bureau of Chilean Palestinian organizations will host a weekend event filled with food, exhibitions and musical performances from Palestinian artists, as well as, sports competitions including soccer, tennis and tawle, a traditional Middle Eastern board game.
“This is a chance to celebrate the Palestinian traditions in family and to get a little closer to our land in spite of difficulties and distance,” said Nadia Garib, president of the Palestinian Federation of Chile and Taqalid’s spokesperson.
Published on YouTube: August 8, 2017
Posted on YouTube: October 24, 2017
Clearly this is coming from Brazil.
Arabs make up 7½% of Brazil’s population. The vast majority are Christian.
But Brazil has a dichotomy. About one-quarter (25%) of Brazil is heavily Zionist Evangelical Christian, and very pro-Israel. Combine that with the fact that roughly half of those Arab-Brazilians are of Lebanese-Maronite ancestry – who have a history of calling themselves Phoenicians, not Arabs – and some of whom have a history of being anti-Palestinian.
The Arab-Brazilians tend to be a prosperous group, and have some clout, but Brazil is becoming heavily Zionist-Christian as the percentage of Evangelicals increases.
