The American University in Cairo Moataz Al Alfi Hall AUC New Cairo Thurs19, 10am: “Philanthropy in Transition,” Takaful sixth annual Conference on Arab Philanthropy and Civic Engagement. Child Creativity Centre Beit Al Aini, Old Cairo Thurs19, 11pm: “October in Brief,” a workshop for school students about the 1972 Six of October War victories organized by Talaat Harb Cultural Centre (Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area. Tel 02 2362 2647). El Sawy Culture wheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Thurs19, 6pm: “My life is Meaningless: Nihilism as a Phenomenon and a Treatment,” a lecture by Ahmed Othman Al-Kafrawi, a researcher in Logic, Epistemology and Philosophy about nihilism, is Nihilism a psychological state or intellectual trend? It's impact on the individual and society and how to combat nihilism. Sun 22, 7pm: “How to Contemplate the Quran,” a seminar about the virtue of reading Qur'aan and why it's necessary to contemplate the Qur'aan by Dr. Ali Abdel Azim. Thurs 26, 6pm: “Marketing in the Age of Social Media,” a seminar about the role of marketers in companies, and how to manage their advertising and promotion campaigns on a daily basis by Dr. Dina Megahed, Head of Management & HR Training Programmes at the Russian Centre for Sciences and Culture. ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Small Hall Thurs19 (10am), Fri20 (10am), Sat 21(10am),Sun 22 (9am), Mon 23 (5pm),Tues 24 (5pm),Wed 25 (5pm) and Thurs 26 (5pm): “Young People's Library Parents Program” The BA Young People's Library is organizing sessions for all parents and teachers who deal with teenagers. Sat 21, 4pm: “Hellenistic Masters (Ninth Cycle - First Semester) - The Influence of the Alexandria School of Philosophy on Islamic Philosophy” This course aims to explore how sciences from the ancient school of Alexandria travelled to the Islamic world and how the Arabs managed to attain the sciences of Alexandria and the translation movement. Sat 21, 4pm: “Knowledge Café”, a lecture held as part of the Youth and Environment Programme, the event will discuss different scientific topics. Sat 21, 5pm: “Youth for Environmental Sustainability and Better Understanding (YESBU)” a programme launched in 2002, and organized by the BA Special Advisors targeting young people from 13 to 17 years old. It aims to raise environmental awareness among youth and provides them with e-learning tools Sun 22 and Mon 23, 4pm: “Drawing Workshop,” a drawing workshop for young men and women. This workshop aims to enhance the skills of artistically talented youth who have not had the chance to receive any specialized, formal artistic training.
