Alef Bookstores 132 Al-Merghany St, Heliopolis, Tel 2419 2396- 010 022 4004 Wed 10, 7pm: A book signing and discussion of a collection of short stories entitled Asateel Al Awaleen written by Hani Abdel-Mourid.
French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 2791 5800 Thur 4, 7pm: "The Future of Rationality", a lecture by professor of Arab philosophy and logic philosophy Ali Bin Makhlouf. Sat 6, 6pm: "Translating the European Vocabularies of Philosophies into Arabic", a lecture to be delivered by Ali Bin Makhlouf.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448, www.culturewheel.com *River Hall Thur 11, 7pm: World-renowned novelist Alaa Al-Aswani speaks about post-revolution Egypt. *Word Hall Wed 10, 7pm: An open encounter with a galaxy of Egypt's literary men.