The American University in Cairo *Oriental Hall Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 2615 2694/01280009077 Sat 14,6 pm: A seminar entitled, "The Problems of Theatre in Egypt" by Critic and former Head of Al-Hanager Arts CentreHoda Wassfi, Theatre CriticHassan Attia and theater directorNasser Abdel Moneim. The event is organised by the Arabic Culture Program of the Arabic Islamic Civilisations Department at the AUC.
The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture 3 Abu El Fida St, Zamalek, 2nd floor,Tel 02 27371995, 02 2737 1993 Thur 19,6pm: "Gandhi's Humanitarian Values", alecture introduces Professor of Political Sciences and Director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Countries, Cairo University Mustafa Kamel Al Sayed. The event is organised by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture and the Egyptian Indian Friendship Association.
RamattanCultural Centre 11Helmeyet Al Ahram St, Madqour, Al Harm, Tel 35834869 *Taha Hussein Museum Sun 15, 6.30pm:A seminar entitled; "The Economic Forum …… the present …..the aspirations" by Economic Expert and Professor of Economy at the Faculty of Economy and Political Science,Fakhri Al Fiqi.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Word Hall Fri 13, 7pm: A seminar entitled; " Singer Fayrouz and her Sisters" by expert in the field of Identity and Cultural Dialogue Mohamed Gadallah. Sat 14, 5pm: A seminar entitled; "An Introduction to the Word…..Romantic Poetry" by Poets Eyren Youssef,Ayman Thabet,Amr Adam,andMohamed Hilal. Sat 14, 7pm: "The Future of Independent Cinema in Egypt", a seminar by Co-Director of Al feel Al Azraq (The Blue Elephant) film, Tamer Ashri, filmmaker Hala Lotfi and Secretary General of the Arabic Documentary FoundationHossam Al-Sayed.
Supreme Council of Culture Cairo Opera House, Al Gabalaia St Sun 15, 6pm: "Central European Cultural Identity 25 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall", round-table discussions and authorial readings organised by the Embassies of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and the Egyptain Ministry of Culture. The list of participants:historian and political scientist David Svoboda, prose writer Petra Hůlová (Czech Republic), historian, political scientistGábor Filippov and poet, translatorDénes Krusovszky (Hungary), journalist, writerAndrzej Muszynski, writer and journalistStanislaw Strasburger(Poland), foreign policy analystTomáš Strážay andprose writerMonika Kompaníková (Slovakia).
