American University in Cairo Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/012 8000 9077 Thurs 2-Sun 5, 10am-5pm (1-5pm on Friday): The AUC presents the Tahrir Book Fair. Ewart Hall Thurs 2, 6pm: “Capital in the Twenty-first Century from a Middle Eastern Perspective,”a lecture by French economist Thomas Piketty, who will also discuss and sign his book, Capital in the Twenty-first Century. The event is being held in collaboration with the AUC School of International Affairs and General Policies and the Middle East Studies Institute. This will be followed by a lecture by Egyptian economist Ziyad Bahaaeddin.
Cairo University Giza, Tel 02 35676105 Faculty of Economics and Political Science Thurs 2, 11am: “Capital in the Twenty-first Century from a Middle Eastern Perspective,”a lecture by French economist Thomas Piketty, who will also discuss and sign his book, Capital in the Twenty-first Century.This will be followed by a discussion by professors from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall Thurs 9, 9.30pm: The inauguration of Khemet Al-Sakia (The Culturewheel Tent), featuring an evening of poetry and medical and religious seminars. Word Hall Thurs 2, 6.30pm: An evening of poetry with poet Moataz Abel Mawgoud.
