Diwan Bookstores Heliopolis: 105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Tel 2690 8184/85 Fri 22, 7pm: Writer Asma Gamal will discuss her book,Shafa Garf Har (On the Brink of a Collapsing Cliff).
Greater Cairo Library 15 Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 2278 Thurs 21, 4pm: “The Research Stealing Websites and Copyrights,” a seminar organised by the Egyptian Organisation for Libraries, Information, and Archives in co-ordination with Greater Cairo Library. Tues 26, 6pm: “The Suez Canal….the Vain of the Future,”a seminar features disscutants: Professor of Economicsandformer minister of solidarity and social justiceGouda Abdel-Khalek, Ambassador Fakhri Othman, and General Mahmoud Metwali. Wed 27, 6pm: Writer Basma Abdel-Aziz will discuss her book;Satwet Al Nas (Supremacy of the Text). The event also features Professor Emad Abdel-Latif.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Wisdom Hall Thurs 21, 4 and 7pm: An evening with vernacular poet Amr Hassan. Word Hall Fri 22, 5pm: “El Sawy Camera Club,”a lecture features Photographer Kareem Nabil. Fri 22, 6.30pm: “Literature and Literaries,”an open seminar. Sat 23, 6.30pm: An evening of poetry by Poet Mohamed Ghazi. Sun 24, 6pm: “You Deserve,”a seminar to boost the self confidence of women by Trainer Dalia Nabil. Mon 25, 6.30pm: “Atelier Seminar Series,”a seminar series for exploring the arts of drawing and sculpting introduces artist Samar Kamal. Tues 26, 6.30pm: Opening the “Horoscopes Series,”a weekly seminar by Engineer Mahmoud Adel. Wed 27, 5pm:“The Literary Meeting,”an open seminar.
ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Conference Hall Fri 22-Sat 23: “Choose your Faculty,”a conference with the aim of helping secondary school students choose the faculties they would like to join after completing their secondary stage certificate, Thanaweya Amma. The event offers also many lectures which help raise the awareness of students about scientific and environmental-related issues. Conference Hall Mon 25, 10am-2.30pm: Al Seyasa Al Sharey'a, (The Politics of Jurisprudence), a seminar. The event is the second in the series of lectures organised by the Bibliotheca AlexandrinaManuscript Centre. (10am-12pm) the first lecture is moderated by Medhat Eissa from the Manuscript Centre featuring speakers: professors Hassan Hanafi from Egypt and Radwan Al-Sayed from Lebanon. The second lecture (12pm-2.30pm) is conducted by Hussein Al-Zohari from the Manuscript Centre and will introduce speakers: Mohamed Imam and Essmat Nassar from Egypt.