Alef Bookstores 132 Al-Merghany St, Heliopolis, Tel 02 2419 2396/0100 022 4004 Fri 19, 7pm: Author Nour Abdel Meguid will sign his new book,Laskala. Sat 20, 7pm: Author Mustafa Shohaib will sign his new book,Koll Al-Toroq Toady li 60 Dhia (All Roads Lead to 60 Catastrophes), and Professor Ahmed Atef's new book, Balto wa Fanela wa Tab (A Coat, a T-shirt, and a Tablet), will be launched. Sun 21, 7pm: Halla Al-Matri will launch her new book, Araya Al-Rouh (Those with Naked Souls). 84 Road 9 Maadi. Tel: 02 2750 8661/0100 022 9996 Thurs 18, 7pm: Sherif Assad will be signing his new book, Gheir Kabel Lel Nashr (Unpublishable). 33 Geziret Al-Arab, Al-Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3303 5570 Thurs 25, 7pm: Professor Mohamed Taha will sign his new book, Al-Kheroug aan Al-Nas (Out of Context).
Beit Al-Sinary Mong Ally, behind Al-Saneya Secondary School, Al-Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo, Tel 02 2390 9471 Sun 21, 10am-2pm: “The Scientific Efforts of Sheikh Mohamed Ayad Al-Tantawi in the Field ofArabic Language in Egypt and Russia during the 19th Century,” a seminarfeaturing the chairman of the Egyptian-Russian Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Professor Hussein Al-Shafei; the secretary-general of the board of trustees of the Egyptian-Russian Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Professor Mossad Ewais; and a member of the board of trustees of the Preservers of the Arabic Language Association, Nadia Ramadan. The event is organised in collaboration with the Egyptian-Russian Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the Preservers of the Arabic Language Association.
Diwan Bookstore 159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 2582/98 Sun 21, 7pm: Ghada Al-Absi will be signing her new book,Al-Feshawy.
Greater Cairo Library 15 Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 2278 Tues 23, 6pm: “Media between the Present and the Aspirations,” a seminar featuring General Tareq Al-Mahdi and General Mahmoud Metwali.
Library of Islamic Culture Shaikoun Street, Salaheldin Square, Al-Qalaa, behind Al-Khalifa Police Station, Tel 02 2500 61715 Wed 24, 10am: “Haya Nobdaa: Ekteshaf wa Takreem Al-Mawaheb Al-Saghera” (Let's be Creative: Discovering and Awarding Young Talents), a seminar series by artist Ahmed Othman.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Thurs 18, 5.30pm: “Chief of Department,” a seminar series featuring poet Mohamed Haggag. Thurs 18, 7.30pm: The Culturewheel Forum for Heritage. Fri 19, 6 pm: The Culturewheel Philosophy Forum by Al-Sawy Al-Sawy,professor of philosophy at Suez Canal University. Mon 22, 7.30 pm: The Culturewheel Criticism Forum introduces critic Ahmed Hassan. Tues 23, 5.30pm: Tuesday Saying by Preacher Ahmed Shaheen. Wed 24, 5pm: The Wednesday literary gathering. Thurs 25, 6 pm: “Prevention is Better Than Negligence,” a seminar presented by the Medical Forum, featuring Professor Wael Safwat, a consultant of internal medicine and liver diseases, and Professor Diaa Saleh, general co-ordinator of the Prevention and Early Detection of Tumors Unit and surgery consultant at the National Institute of Oncology.
