Connections between Brazil and the Middle East have a long history, but the importance of these interactions has been heightened in recent years by the rise of Brazil as a champion of the global south, mass mobilizations in the Arab world and South America, and the cultural renaissance of Afro-descendant Muslims and Arab ethnic identities in the Americas. This groundbreaking collection traces the links between these two regions, describes the emergence of new South-South solidarities, and offers new methodologies for the study of transnationalism, global culture, and international relations.

Contributions by: Paulo Daniel Farah, Carlos Riberio Santana, Monique Sochaczewski Goldfeld, Fernando Rabossi, Silvia M. Montenegro, Armando Vargas, Daniela Birman, Waïl Hassan, Ella Shohat, Robert Stam, Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, Jose Cairus, Maria del-Mar Logroño-Narbona, John Tofik Karam, Neiva Vieira da Cunha, Pedro Paulo Thiago de Mello, Paulo G. Pinto, Ella Shobat, Silvia C. Ferreira