The American University in Cairo *Oriental Hall Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 2615 2694/01280009077 Thur 26, 9.30am-2 pm: "Media Policies and Freedom of Expression" a seminar featuring Head of the Tunisian Higher Independent Council for Audio Visual Communication,Professor Al Nouri Allajmy, Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication of the Modern University for Technology and Information and Former Interim Minister of Information Professor Sami Al-Sherif, Director of Kamal Adham Centre for Television and Digital Journalism, AUC Professor Hafez El-Mirazi, Head of the Broadcasting Training Institute at the Egyptian Radio and Television Union,Gamal Al Shaer, Former Information Minister Professor Doreyya Sharaf Al Din, Al Nahar Television Network anchor Mohamed Al Dessuoki,Journalist at Al Masry Al Youm newspaper Soliman Gouda and Editor in Chief of Al Qahira newspaper Salah Eissa. The event is organised by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the AUC in co-operation with the UNESCO and the League of Arab States' Media and Communication Sector. *Moataz Al Alfi Hall New Cairo Campus Thur 26,1pm: A lecture entitled;"We are all Egyptians" by actor Mohamed Sobhi. The lecture enhances the role of youth in building and developing rural and slum areas and is organised by the Student Union at the AUC.
Beit Al Sinary Mong Ally, Behind Al Saneya Secondary School, Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo, Tel (202)23909471 Thur 26, 7-9pm: "Gramophone", a musical poetical recital.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Small Hall Wed 4, 7pm: "Arab Female Creators", is the title of the opera salon celebrating the World Women Day and featuring Lebanese poet Taghrid Fayad, ballerina Sahar Helmi, Tunisian visual artist Aisha Hamdi, Syrian writer Amar Al-Ghassem, Saudi theatre critic Melha Abdallah and Algerian media figure Nada Mehri.
Cervantes Institute 20 Boulos Hanna St, Dokki, Cairo, Tel 37601746-33371962 Thur 26, 6pm: Introducing the Arabic translation of the Novel "La Cuarentena" by Juan Goytisolo. The novel was translated by Professor of English Literature and Translation at Cairo Unversity Abeer Abdel Hafez and was published by the National Centre for Translation.
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 4, 7pm: The monthly cultural salon of world-renowned novelist Youssef Zeidan. *Word Hall Thur 26, 6pm: A musical-poetical recital by poet Ahmed Al Refaei. Fri 27, 5pm: A seminar entitled; "The Art of Vision" by photographer Mohamed Ismail. Fri 27, 6pm: "The Art of Photographing Faces in a Studio", a seminar by member of the managing board of the Arab Photographers' Union, Egypt Branch, photographer Karim Nabil. Sat 28, 7pm: A seminar entitled; "What did they gain and what we gained from the West in the field of communication and information" by Secretary General of the Scientific Communication Organisation Engineer Mohamed Abo Qoureish; featuring a group of representatives from the ministry of communication and information and the National Authority for communication co-ordination. Mon 2, 6pm: A lecture by journalistAyman Al-Sayyad. Tue 3, 5:30pm: "Ramses in Paris", a lecture by Egyptologist Bassam Al Shamaa. Thur 5, 5pm: A lecture entitled; "Nomads in Egypt in the 19th Century" to be delivered by professor Hala Al Gezeiri.
