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Cairo International Book Fair 2013 Cultural Agenda Ahram Online offers readers the most important cultural events taking place at the Cairo International Book Fair on 24 January - 4 February
Here's Ahram Online's picks and recommendations for the cultural programme of 44th Cairo International Book Fair. Thursday, 24 January Thursday 24 January 10:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - Testimonies on prison and creativity 1:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable onpublishing challenges between digital and paper printing 1:00pm - Al-Quairy Hall - Roundtable on publishing in Libya 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: The Return of the Sheikh by: Mohammed AbdelNaby. 1:00pm – Round Table – Translation in the Arab World: The reality and challenges 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Religious and Religiousness by: Abdel Gawad Yassin 3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Anwar Abdel Malek 4:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Lecture by Ammar Ali Hassan on future of creativity in Arab Spring countries 6:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the Muslim Brotherhood historically and currently 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Friday 25 January 1:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on future of creativity in Arab Spring Countries 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Did you get my Speech: by Zeinab Hefny. 3:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Lecture on political legitimacy in Arab Spring Countries 3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Ahmed Bahaa Eddin Shaaban 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Saturday, 26 January 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: House of Fire by: Mahmoud ElWardani. 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Civil State by: Nasr El Sayyed 3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Abdel Ghaffar Mekkawi 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Sunday 27January 12:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable in Libyan women participation in the February 17 revolution 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Exit Door by: Ezzeddine Choukri Fishere 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Elite and Revolution by: Nabil Abdel Fattah 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Monday 28 January 11:00am - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on culture vs. dictatorship 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: I fell in love by: Mohammed ElMansy Qandil 12:00pm – Creativity Tent – Independent cultural associations: Nabat Poets in Sinai 1:00pm – Round Table – Translation Problems and the futuristic horizons 3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Ammar ElSheri's 1:00pm – Cultural Café's Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Madkour Thabet 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Tuesday 29 January 12:00pm – Creativity Tent – Independent cultural associations: Zeitoun Workshop 12:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on cultural diversity in Libya 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Sin Casualties by: Haitham Hussein 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Wednesday 30 January 10:30am - Al-Quairy Hall - testimony on contemporary Libyan novels 12:30pm - Al-Quairy Hall - discussion on popular culture and the national memory 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion:Egypt's Political Periodicals by: Ahmed Shafik Pahsa 1:00pm – Round Table – International cooperation in Translation 3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols:Mohammed El Bosaty 3:30pm- Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on critical thinking as a development entitlement 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Thursday 31 January 10:30am - Al-Quairy Hall - testimony on contemporary Libyan novels 12:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the Islamists Rule project 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Temple's Secret by: Tharwa ElKharabawy 1:00pm – Round Table – developing communication and IT in translation 3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Helmi Salem 2:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the new publication series 'Classics' by Al-Dar Al-Masreya Al-Lubnaneya 6:00pm – Round Table – Book Discussion: Man of State and the foundation of Institutions State 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Friday 1 February 10:30am -Al-Quairy Hall - discussion on Libyan short stories experiments and generations. 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Sight by: Mohy El Labbad 3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Ismai'l Abdel Hafez 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Saturday 2 February 12:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - testimonies on role of young writers and activists in the Libyan transition 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: The Worshipper's Tree by: Ammar Ali Hassn 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion:Democracy loathing by: Ahmed Hassan 3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent– Egyptian Symbols: Ahmed Lotfy ElSayed Sunday 3 February7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall 10:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - testimonies on role of young writers and activists in the Libyan transition 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Tales of a Past Time by: Kamal Khalil 3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Khalil Kalfat 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall Monday 4 February 1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Bata's Venue by: Hassan Abdel Mawgood 1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Police State in Egypt by: Amir Salem 1:00pm – Round Table – Palestine Encyclopedia by: Bashir ElSebai's 1:00pm – Round Table – Eulogy of late Artists and translator, Hanaa Abdel Fattah 3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Galal Amer 3:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on cultural exchange between Egypt and Libya 6:00pm – Round Table –Living with the other in Yemen 7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/62938.aspx