The American University in Cairo *Oriental Hall Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 2615 2694/01280009077 Fri 28, 9-4 pm & Sat 29, 10-5 pm: A seminar entitled;”Before the Modern, After the Medieval; Egypt and the Middle East in the 8th Century,” by Emad Abu-Ghazi, Cairo University; Mohamed Sabri Al-Dali, Helwan University; Rachida Chih, professor at CNRS-Ecole des Hautesétudes en Sciences Socials; Justin Stearns, New York University; Nelly Hanna, AUC; Adam Talib, AUC; Hussein Hammouda, AUC; Sabri Al-Adl, Misr International University; Sayed Ashmawi, Cairo University and Nasser Ibrahim, Qatar University. *Nadia N.Mostafa Room New Cairo Campus, Room 3014, Tel 2615 2694 Mon 31, 1pm: A lecture entitled; “Al Mutanabbi in his Own Words” by professor of Arabic Literature at AUC Adam Talib. Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds. Info 339 8144, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Small Hall Tue 1, 7 pm: A lecture entitled;”The Supernatural Aspects of the Egyptian Psychology” by Psychologist Alejandro Para. Diwan Bookstores 159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 2582/98 Sun 30, 7 pm: Signing Nour Abdel-Meguid's book Solo. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *River Hall Wed 2, 7pm: The monthly cultural salon of world-renowned novelist Youssef Zeidan. *Word Hall Sat 29, 7pm: A lecture entitled; “The Mines of Speech” to be delivered by Mohamed Gadallah. Mon 31, 7pm: “You Are Your Own Teacher”, a lecture to mark the death anniversary of Egyptian Writer Abbas Al Aaqad features poet Ayman Massoud. *Wisdom Hall Fri 23, 7pm: A poetry recital entitled Hefnet Tamy (a handful of soil) by Ayman Massoud.
