MAIN PROGRAMME I. 6 OCTOBER HALL VENUE *Cultural Pluralism and Globalisation (2pm) *Testimonies by public figures and intellectuals (4pm) *Poetry Evening (6pm) Sat 21January 2-4pm: The Impact of Globalization on Cultural Pluralism, with Gonzalo Fernandez (Spain), Denis Briyal (France) and from Egypt: Tarek Haggi, Abdel Wahab El-Misiri and Murad Wahba. Moderated by Mostafa El-Fiqqi. 4-6pm: Cairo University's Arabic literature professor Abdel Moneim Taleema 6-8pm: Egyptian poet Abdel Mou'ti Hijazi Sun 22 January 2-4pm: "The People's Idenitity in a Unipolar World," discussion centring around the intellectual implications of Tagour's saying "I am totally ready to open my windows to the winds, provided they do not uproot me," with Ahmed Zayed, Samir Gharib, Kamel Zuheiri, Nabil Zaki. Moderated by Nabil Abdel-Fattah. 4-6pm: Recipient of the Mohamed Hassan El-Fiqi Criticism Award Abdallah El-Tatawi 6-8pm: Lebanese poet Shawqi Bezie Mon 23 January 2-4pm: "Dialogue Between Civilizations or Religions," with Tayseer Mandour, Mahmoud Ashour, Milad Hanna, Youhana Qaltah. Moderated by Zeinab Radwan. 4-6pm: Professor Mohamed Abul-Enein 6-8pm: Egyptian poet Farouk Gweida Wed 25 January 2-4pm: "The Repercussions of market hegemony over cultural production and the impact of trade liberalisation on visual art and media", with Hazem El-Beblawi, Samir Farid, Taha Abdel-Alim, Awatef Abdel-Rahman and Youssef El-Qaid. 4-6pm: Egyptian novelist Khairi Shalabi 6-8pm: Tunisian poet Al-Monsef Al-Mezghani II. HALL 15 VENUE *Round Table Discussions (1pm) *IT and its Impact on Youth Culture (3pm) Sat 21January 1-3pm: The Problems of Publishing Children's Books in Egypt, Speakers: Dalya Mohammad Ibrahim. Adli Rizkallah. Suheir El-Dafrawi. Salah Besar. Lena El-Kylani. Hala Omar. Moderatro: Fatima El-Maadool 3-5pm: C.D. Culture and its Effects on New Generations. Speakers: Khaled Azb. Suheir Wastawi. Nabeel Ali. Moderator: Mohammad Hafez Diab. Sun 22 January 3-5pm: "The Spread of the Culture of the Image and its Futuristic Implications". Participants: Saïd El-Shimi, Safwat El-Alim, Marie-Treis Abdel-Missih, Nismah El-Batriq. Moderator: Samir Saadeddin. Mon 23 January 1-3pm: "Intellectual Property Rights in the Literary and Artistic Fields." Participants: Hassan Lotfi, Hassan Badrawi, Magda Abaza, Naser Galal, Farouk Abdallah and Mohamed Mahmoud. Moderated by Mohamed Farahat 3-5pm: "Arab Satellite Channels: Enhance knowledge or Destroy it?". Participants: Hussein Abdel-Ghani, Suzanne Hassan, Sayed El-Ghadban, Magi El-Halawani. Moderated by Awatef Abdel-Rahman Wed 25 January 1-3pm: Arabic Literature in Translation: Gonzalo Frendaz, Hassan Hammad, Farouk Mardam Bek and Mark Linz. Moderated by Nasser El-Ansari 3-5pm: "Impact of Technology on Youth". Participants: Gamal Ghitas, Faisal Younis, Mahmoud Ouda, Hisham El-Sherif. Moderated by Hoda Zakariyya III. HALL 16 VENUE A Book and an Author Sat 21January 2-3.30pm: New Publications on Naguib Mahfouz: "Philosophy and Literature in Mahfouz's writing" by Abdel Al El-Hamamsi; "Thus Spoke Naguib Mahfouz", by Gamal El-Ghitani. Moderated by Yousif El-Ka'eed. 3:30-5pm: Arabic translation of Noor El-Deen Bomba written by Tsirkas. Participants: Hamdi Ibrahim, Khayri Dooma. Mohammad Afifi. Sun 22 January 1-2.30pm: Al-Zammaa written by Hosna Al-Mushay. Discussion with Rifaat El-Saïd, El-Sayed Hafez, Yehia Al-Ahmadi. 2.30-4pm: Sihr Iswad (Black Magic) written by Hamdi El-Gazzar. Discussion with Saïd El-Wakïl, Sayed El-Wakïl, Mohamed Abla. 4-5.30pm: 'Abr Al-Leil Nah'iw Al-Nahar (Through Night Towards Day) written by Mohamed El-Rawi. Discussion with Hazin Omar, Salah Al-Sirwi, Medhat El-Gayyar. 5.30-7pm: Asfour Al-Sarab (The Sparrow of the Mirage) written by Abbas Arnaout. Discussion with Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid, Safaa Abdel-Moneim, Youssef El-Qaïd. 7-8.30pm: Adlaa Al-Saharaa (The Sides of the Desert) written by Edwar Kharrat. Disscussion with Osama Orabi, Sami Khashaba, Mahmoud Amin El-'Alim. Mon 23 January 4-5.30pm: "In the History of the Arab Nation" and "Geography of An Arab Nation Without Barriers" Participants: Bahigah Kamel Abdel-Latif, Khayria Qasmiya, Radi Dahfous, Raouf Abbass, Safeiddin Abul-Ezz, Abdel-Rahman El-Ansari, Yunan Labib Rizq. Moderator: Ahmed Youssef Ahmed. 5.30-7pm: "Ahmed Fathi Zahgloul and Antiquities" participants: Latifa Salem, Mohamed Afifi, Mohamed Abdel-Aal Wed 25 January 4-5.30pm: Samia Khedr's Al-Shakhsiya Al-Misriya (Egyptian Identity). Discussion with Abdel-Baset Abdel-Moa'ti, Qassem Abdou Qassem and Hani Labib. 5.30-7pm: Solaiman El-Hakim's Misr Al-Firaouniyya (Pharaonic Egypt) and Ali Fahmi Khashim's Al-Qibtiyya Al-Arabiya: Dirasah Muqaranah (The Arabic Coptic Languauge: Comparative Study). Discussion with Ahemd Abdel-Hafeez, Baioumi Qandil and Nabil Abdel-Fattah. IV. NOVEL TENT VENUE Focus on the Novel Sat 21January 1-2.30pm: Portrait of a Burning Body written by Ahmed Amer, published by Supreme Council of Culture. Discussion Participant: Amgad Rayyan. Saed El-Kafrawi. Montasir El-Affash. 2.30-4pm: Mamlakat Al-Gawarih (Prey Kingdom) written by Zaynab Abou Sana, published by Sunbul Publishing House. Discussion Ahmed Bekhiet. Ahmed El-Siweyfi.Midhat El-Gayyar. 4-5.30pm: Al-Abiroon(The Passers By) written by Mohammad Ibrahim Taha, published by Hilal Publishing House. Discussion with Ibrahim Khattab.Ayman Taaleeb. Mohammad Abdel Halim Ghaneem. 5.30-7pm: Ghareek Fi Bir Al-Thahab (A Drowning in the Golden Well) written by Mohammad Safaa Amer, published by The General Egyptian Book Committee. Discussion with Salah Fadl Azxza Heikal. Mahfouz Abdel Rahman. 7-8.30pm: Zahrit El Khoushkhash (Poppy Flower) written by Ayri Shalabi published by Al-Shorouq. Disscussion with Salah Fadl. Abdel Azeez Mowafi. Fareeda El-Nakkash. Sun 22 January 1-2.30pm: Al-Zammaa written by Hosna Al-Mushay, published by Al-Ahmadi Publishing House. Discussion with Rifaat El-Saïd, El-Sayed Hafez, Yehia Al-Ahmadi. 2.30-4pm: Sihr Iswad (Black Magic) written by Hamdi El-Gazzar, published by Miret Publishing House. Discussion with Saïd El-Wakïl, Sayed El-Wakïl, Mohamed Abla. 4-5.30pm: 'Abr Al-Leil Nah'iw Al-Nahar (Through Night Towards Day) written by Mohamed El-Rawi, published by Nifro Publishing House. Discussion with Hazin Omar, Salah Al-Sirwi, Medhat El-Gayyar. 5.30-7pm: Asfour Al-Sarab (The Sparrow of the Mirage) written by Abbas Arnaout, published by Al-Shurouq Publishing House. Discussion with Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid, Safaa Abdel-Moneim, Youssef El-Qaïd. 7-8.30pm: Adlaa Al-Saharaa (The Sides of the Desert) written by Edwar Kharrat, published by the General Egyptian Book Organisation. Disscussion with Osama Orabi, Sami Khashaba, Mahmoud Amin El-'Alim. Mon 23 January 1-2.30pm: Astikalat Malek Al-Mout (The Angel of Death Resignation) by Safaa El-Nagaar, with Said El-Wakil, Farida El-Naqash, Mustafa El-Dabaa. 2.30-4pm: Al-Fadiha Al-Italia (The Italian Scandal) by Mohamed Baraka. Participants: Said El-Kafrawi, Magdi Tawfiq, Youssef Abu-Raya 4-5.30pm: Min Halawet Al-Rouh (The Last Sigh) by Safaa Abdel-Moneim. Participants: Ahmed Abdel-Razik Abul-Elaa, Salah El-Serwi, Haysam El-Hajj Ali 5.30-7pm: Sahebat Al-Akharin (The Others Girl Friends) by Shehata Erian. Participants: Abdel-Hakam Souliman, Yasser Abdel-Latif and Youssri Abdallah 7-8.30pm: Atabat Al-Bahga (Threshold of Joy). Participants: Marie Therese Abdel-Messih, Mohamed Bareri, Hoda Wasfi Wed 25 January 1-2.30pm: Saheb Al-Qulunswa written by Hayat Al-Hadari, published by Nefru Publishing House. Discussion with Salah El-Sirwi, Mohsen Abbas and Nagwa Shaaban. 2.30-4pm: Biminasabit Al-Hayah (On the occasion of life) written by Yasser Abdel-Hafez, published by Miret Publishing House. Discussion with Thanaa Anas El-Wugoud, Saad El-Wakil and Mohamed Hafez Adeeb. 4-5.30pm: Awwil Al-Nahar written by Saad El-Kersh, published by Dar Al-Hilal. Discussion with Osama Afifi, Farida El-Naqqash and Youssef El-Qa'eed. 5.30-7pm: Qous Qazah (Rainbow) written by Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq and Tamer Ibrahim, published by Laila Publishing House. Discussion with Doaa El-Shebini, Mohamed Solaiman Abdel-Malek and Mohamed Fathi. 7-8.30pm: Sharafallah written by Fathi Imbabi, published by the Al-Warsha Books. Disscussion with Abdel-Rahman Abu Ouf, Alaa Abdel-Hadi and Mohamed Hafez Diab. V. THE PHARAONIC THEATRE TENT VENUE Art Evening, daily 6pm Sat 21January The Mystery of the Cinderella of the Egyptian cinema Souad Hosni. Speakers: Sameer Sabri, Assem Qandeel. Moderated by Sanaa Mansoor. Sun 22 January The TV serial Awasif Al-Nisaa (Women's Storms). Participants: Ibrahim Abu Zikri, Aida Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed Abu Seif, Mohamed El-Gheiti, Mohamed Kamel, Nagwa Ibrahim. Moderator: Magda Morris Mon 23 January The TV serial Al-Touba (Repentance). Participants: Ahmed Khalil, Dahlia Mustafa, Salama Hammoudah, Mohamed Riyad, Mahmoud Yassin, Hala Fakher. Moderator: Mohamed El-Eseri Wed 25 January The TV serial Al-Shared. Participants: Ahmed Rateb, Hussein Fahmi, Sawsan Badr, Omar Abdel-Aziz, Mohie Zayed and Mahdi Youssef. Moderator: Samir Sabri. VI. CULTURAL CAFé TENT VENUE Sat 21January 12-2pm: Tribute to Germany as the guest of honour of the Fair "Jurgen Habermas and the School of Frankfurt." Speakers: Khalil Kalfat, Saad Hagras, Issam Abdullah. Moderated by Wafaa Ibrahim. 2-4pm: New Phenomena in the Society's Culture. The CUlture of the Microbus. SPeakers: Ahmed Zayed.Saaed Oukasha.MOstafa Thikra.Moderator: Fathi El-Sharkawi. 4-6pm: Pioneers of the Modern Poem "Amal Donkol". Speakers: Abla El-Roweyni. Fatima Qandil. Mohammad Badawi. Mahmoud Naseem. Moderator: Hilmi Salem. 6-8pm: Music and Song performed by Cairo Opera House's Oriental Band Sun 22 January 12-2pm: Tribute to Germany as the guest of honour of the Fair "German Thought and Changing the World". Participants: Anwar Moghith, Saïd Tawfiq, Salah Qunsuwa, Magdi Abdel-Hafez. Moderated by Imam Abdel-Fattah Imam. 2-4pm: New Phenomena in the Society's Culture "The Ruralisation of the Urban and its Cultural Ramifications". Participants: Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel-Qader, Mohamed Hassan Abdel-'Al, Mohamed El-Sayed Saïd, Mahmoud Ouda. Moderated by Abdel-Basit Abdel-Mo'ti. 4-6pm: From the Pioneers of the Modern Poem "Salah Abdel-Sabbour". Participants. Ahmed Antar Mustafa, Badr Tawfiq, Salah Fadl, Mona Tolba. Moderated by Mohamed Abdel-Mutalib. 6-8pm: Music and Song performed by Cairo Opera House's Oriental Band Mon 23 January 12-2pm: New phenomena in the Culture of the Society "The Café and Mall Culture". Participants: Hanan Salem, Shimaa Abdel-Hadi, Mohamed Ezz El-Arab, Hisham Abdel-Aziz. Moderator: Samir Morqous. 2-4pm: Tribute to Germany as the guest of honour of the Fair: German writers reading parts of their work and Egyptian poet Gergis Shoukri reading the translation. Moderated by Mahmoud El-Werdani. 4-6pm: Pioneers of the New Novel, Abdel-Rahman El-Sharqawi. Participants: Ahmed Darwish, Hassan Telib, Hassan Attiya. Moderated by Ahmed Abdel-Mo'ty Hegazi. 6-8pm: Oriental Takht by the Cairo Opera House Wed 25 January 12-2pm: Tribute to Germany as the guest of honour of the Fair "German writers reading excerpts from their works," moderated by Khaled Abbas 2-4pm: New Phenomena in the Society's Culture "Lingo of the youth generation". Participants: Amina Khairi, Nadia Gamaleddine and Yasser Himaya. Moderator: Masoud Shoman. 4-6pm: Tribute to the Guest of Honour "Reading: two German writers reading excerpts from their works. Moderated by Stefan Weinder 6-8pm: Music and Song performed by Cairo Opera House's Oriental Band SPECIAL PROGRAMME I. NAGUIB MAHFOUZ PAVILION AUC Press Programme "Meet the Author" Book Signing sessions (daily from 1pm to 3pm) Thu 19 January: Bahaa Taher, Hala El Badri Fri 20 January: Salwa Bakr, Laila Abouzeid Sat 21 January: Somaya Ramadan, Mourid Barghouti Sun 22 January: Zahi Hawass Mon 23 January: Gamal Al-Ghitani, Buthaina Al Nasiri Tue 24 January: Edwar Al-Kharrat, Haggag Hassan Oddoul Wed 25 January: Miral Al-Tahawy, Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid II. FRANCE'S PAVILION, HALL 12 French Programme Thur 19 January The Price of the French Book, Eric Dolicée French Writers, Alain Roussillon The book The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, written by Jean-Yves Mouasouron The translation of the book Election and Democracy in Egypt, Sara Bin Nafisa The Latest Publications of the Translation Section, Duniya Abu Rasheed Badini. The French sillabi in teaching Arabic, Frédéric Amper. The Rural Societies in the Ottoman Era, Mohamed Afifi. Sat 21 January The Distribution of the Univeristy Text Book in Egypt, Eric Dolicée Sun 22 January 10am-1pm, 2.30-6.30pm: Seminar of the Collège de France: Anaïs Fafi, Basma Qadmani, Tawfiq Aklimatdous, Lili Dakhli, Mustafa Khayati, Henri Laurens. Mon 23 January 3.30pm: The translation of the book Journey to the End of the Night by Celine. Ahmed Ali Badawi, Doha Shiha, Kamal Bishr 7pm: From Bonaparte to Bush: The Problem of the Reforms Imposed on the Middle East from Outside, Henri Laurens. 8.30pm: A translated book: The Palestinian Question, Inventing the Holy Land, Europe Formulating the World and an East Changing, Henri Laurens, translated by Bashir El-Seba'i. Tue 24 January 3.30pm: The book Zeriab El-Saghir, Farouq Mirdam Bek. 4.30pm: Author signing, Farouq Mirdam Bek. 7pm: The French translation of the novel The Yaqoubian Building by Alaa El-Aswani, translated by Jill Genet. Author signing, Alaa El-Aswani. Wed 25 January 3.30pm Celebrating the French translation of Kitab Al-Tajaliyat (The Book of Illuminations) by Gamal El-Ghitani. Gaber Asfour, Mohamed Ali El-Kurdi, Mona Tolba. 4.30pm: Author signing, Gamal El-Ghitani 7pm: Acte Sud Publishing House, Farouq Mirdam Bek, François Nissan. III GERMANY'S PAVILION, HALL 3 German Programme Thur 19 January 12-2pm: "Is Science A Commodity?: Publishing Houses and Scientific Society in the Age of Globalisation", a discussion by Petra Hardt from Suhrkamp House, Christoph Links from Links Publishing House, Adnan Salem from Al-Fikr Publishing House, Qassim Abdou Qassim from Al-Ein Publishing House among others. 2-2.45pm: A presentation of the Arabic translation of Rafiq Shami's book The Secret Report on the Poet Goethe, by Noha Forst 4-5.30pm: Readers Without Publishers, Gregor Meiering presents the results of his study on the book market in the Arab region, introduced by Cornelia Helle from Frankfurt Book Fair Fri 20 January 1-3pm: A German-Egyptian Poetic Encounter featuring José Oliver and Girgis Shoukri, introduced by novelist Mahmoud El-Wardani from Akhbar Al-Adab magazine. 3-5pm: A discussion titled "Two Women: Judges at the Supreme Constitutional Court", by Jutta Limbach, first head of the German Constitutional Court and her Egyptian counterpart Tahani El-Gebali. 5-6pm: "Me and Germany", an open discussion introducing Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq and George Khouri. Sat 21January 3-5pm: After Edward Said's Orientalism?, Gudrun Krömer professor at Berlin University, writer Zafer Senocak and literature professor Abdel-Wahab El-Messeri. Discussion is conducted by Stefan Weidner, publisher of Fekr Wa Fan magazine. 5pm: Publishing in the Age of Globalisation and Multiculturalism, by German publisher Stefan Von Holtzbrinck, presented by Arab Publishers Union head Ibrahim El-Moalem. 7pm: Builder of the Bridges: The Middle East Sciences and the Dialogue with Islam in Germany, by Gudrun Krömer, professor at Berlin University. Sun 22 January 1-3pm: The path of the Arab Literature to the German Book Market, by novelist Gamal El-Ghitani from Akhbar Al-Adab, Emad Abu Ghazi from the Supreme Council of Culture, Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah and translator Hartmut Föhndrich, conducted by writer Salwa Bakr. 3-5pm: Arab Literature translated into German, book reading by Gamal El-Ghitany, Salwa Bakr, Montassir El-Kaffash and Emily Nasrallah, conducted by Hartmut Föhndrich. 5-6pm: "Me and Germany", an open discussion between IT Minister Tarek Kamel Mahmoud and Anne Beatrice Clasmann from the German News Agency in Cairo.
