The American University in Cairo *Oriental Hall Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 2615 2694/01280009077 Thur 26 (4-6 pm)-Sat 28(9.30 am-7pm):A conference entitled; “The Egyptian Surrealists in Global Perspective,”by professor of archival studies, Cairo University, Emad Abou-Ghazi, director of the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Gerard Aching, president of the Sharjah Art Foundation, Hoor Al Qasimi, and researcher of Contemporary Art and Theatre, Monique Bellan, among others.The event is hosted by the Visual Cultures program at The American University in Cairo (AUC) in collaboration with the Institute for Comparative Modernities at Cornell University and Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF).
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 Something Else (28 November-30 December), is a non-profit independent visual arts initiative founded by Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Center in Cairo, which attempts to support the Egyptian and International contemporary art movement. The event will consist of art exhibitions, performances, workshops, talks and discussions, which will take place in different spaces throughout Cairo. For full details go to https://www.facebook.com/events/776075449188848/ Sun 29,5.30 pm: A talk entitled;"The State of culture in North Africa and the Middle East", moderated by Olivia Marsaud.
Goethe-Institute No 5,Al Bustan Street,Cairo,Tel 20 225759877 Mon 30,4.30pm: Part of Something Else, a talk entitled;“The Actuality of the Ancient. Contemporary Art, Icons and Identity.”
Greater Cairo Library 15, Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek, Tel 27362278 Sat 28,7 pm: A cultural seminar to celebrate the Anti-violence Against Women Day features Ambassador Mervat Al- Talawi.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Word Hall Thur 26, 7pm: A lecture about soufism entitled;"A Sufi World" by Ahmed Abdel Jawad. Fri 27, 5pm: A seminar entitled;"What you do not know about the Difficulties in Education faced by Children with Special Abilities", by Mona Safwat. Fri 27, 8pm: The inauguration of a series of lectures entitled;"Head of Department" by Head of the German Language Department, Ain Shams University, Professor Tarek Abdel-Bari. Sat 28, 5pm: A lecture entitled;"Continuous Development and Nutritional Safety", by Secretary General of the Arab Development Union, Professor Ashraf Abdel-Aziz and Professor of Landscape and Water at the Faculty of Agriculture,Cairo UniversityNader Noureddin. Sat 28, 8pm: The inauguration of a series of lectures entitled; "A Job Opportunity" by businessman Zeyad Ali. Mon 30,7pm: Signing poet Mohamed Saber Ibrahim's poetry collection Thirty Days of Fiction. Wed 2,7pm: A lecture entitled;"The Development of Urban Japanese Cities", by engineer Ahmed Abdel-Monein. Thur 3,5pm: A lecture entitled;"Astronomy in Ancient Egypt" by Ahmed Seddiq. Thur 3,7pm: A seminar entitled;"Blow up your Fears and Be Your Dream", by radio presenter Rowshan Al Boghdadi.
TBC 16 Adli St and 42 Abdel Khaliq Tharwat St, 5th Floor, Downtown Tue 1,4.30pm: Part of Something Else, a talk entitled;"The Role of Education in Building a Free Society." Wed 2, 5pm: Part of Something Else, a talk entitled; “How Can We in the Light of History try to build Something Else? And Can We Consider Art a Catalyst of Change in the Society?.” Thur 3,7pm: Part of Something Else, a talk entitled;“Electronic Music in the Middle East and North Africa”, moderated byNeil Van der Linden.
Souq Al-Fustat Mogamaa Al-Adian (religions complex), next to Amr Ibn Al-Ass Mosque, Old Cairo Sat 28, 3-5pm: A lecture on the history of the Egyptian textile by Dr Tarek Abdel-Rahman, professor of textile at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University.
