The American University in Cairo Oriental Hall Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077 Wed 21, 6pm: “A Century of Visual Translation: The Camera, Process and the Nile,” a lecture to be delivered by British contemporary visual artist and photographer Karina Al-Piaro as part of the 'In Translation Lecture Series Fall 2016', organised by the AUC Centre for Translation Studies.
Malaz Cultural Centre 41, Talat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 012 0400 8449/ 010 1092 9092 Thurs 8, 7pm: Writer Mohamed Sadek will discuss his novel, Hepta.
The Russian Cultural Centre 127, Al Tahrir St, Dokki, Cairo, Tel 02 3337 0577 Thurs 8: A book Fair for School books. The event is to mark the International Day of Abolishing Illiteracy.
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 Fri 9, 5pm: “How to Protect the Language of Poetry,” a seminar by poet and researcher Mustafa Al-Kahlawi. Fri 9, 7pm: “The Culturewheel Philosophy Club,” a seminar by Professor of Islamic Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts, Suez Canal University, Al Sawi Al Sawi. Thurs 15, 7pm: An evening of vernacular poetry reciting with poetMarwan Sobhi.
