Cairo International Book Fair 2012: Cultural Programme

Ahram Online, Monday 30 Jan 2012

Poetry, movies, musical performances and roundtable discussions are just some of the events taking place at this year's book fair

Monday 30 January

12 noon - Investment Hall 1 - Writer Ahmed Zakaria Ashalaq on the book Development of Modern Egypt
12 noon - Cultural Café - Popular cultural diversity
12 noon - Creation Tent - Poets from Tahrir Square
2pm - Investment Hall 3 - Books on the Tunisian revolution featuring Aroussia Al-Nalouty
2pm - Creation Tent - Poets from the suburbs
2pm - One hundred years since Ahmed Orabi's death
2pm - Tahrir testimonies, featuring Alaa Abdel Fattah
4pm - Investment Hall 1 - The role of sarcasm/humour in the revolution
4pm - Investment Hall 3 - Discussion about the book Persons around Gaddafi with former ambassador Abderrahman Shalqam, featuring renowned writer Gamal Al-Ghitany
4pm - Cultural Café - Open discussion with Salafist party (Nour) leader, Nader Bakkar
4pm - Creation Tent - Discussion on Abdou Goubair's novel, Radwan Vacation
6pm - Cultural Café - Helm Youssef film screening
6pm - Investment Hall 1 - Poetry evening and voices from modern Syrian poetry
6pm - Testimonies from novels, featuring Manssy Qandeel.

Tuesday 31 January

12 noon - Investment Hall 1 - Writer Mohammed Hafez Diab discusses the book Uprisings or Revolutions
12 noon - Cultural Café -  Sinai cultural diversity, featuring writer Saad Hagras
1pm - Investment Hall 2 -  Roundtable on freedom of expression in the light of the last political changes, featuring law expert Hossam Eissa and artist Mohammed Abla, Professor Ali Mabrouk
2pm - Culture Café - Tahrir testimonies
2pm - Investment Hall 1 - Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Bayram Al-Tunsi's death
4pm -  Investment Hall 1 - Discussing post-revolution parties, featuring Khalid Tallima and Mostafa Al-Naggar.
4pm - Culture Café -  Open discussion with renowned political analyst and member of parliament, Amr Hamzawy
4pm - Creation Tent - Artistic seminar about the Egyptian theatre and the revolution
4pm - Investment Hall 3 - Celebrating Mahmoud Al-Mosaady's centenary, featuring Fatma Lakhdar and Ferial Ghazoul
6pm -  Investment Hall 1 - Poetry session about Poet Mahmoud Hassan Isma'il and voices from modern Algerian Poetry

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