Beit Al She'r (Al Sett Wassila)

Al Azhar district, behind Al Azhar Mosque, Al Aini St, Tel 02 2510 3171

Sun 2, 9pm: Salon of poet Ahmed Abdel-Moaati Hegazi. 

 

 

The Cultural Park

Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo

Fri 31 and Sat 1 April, Tues 4, Wed 5, Thurs 6, 9pm: An encounter with winners of the State Awards for the Young Creative.

 

 

Diwan Bookstore

105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis, Misr Algedida, Tel 02 2690 8184/85/ 0122 6000168

Sun 2 April, Sun 9 April, 9pm: Ramadan Journey with Dream Catcher Academy (Journal and sessions included). 

Radio Cinema, 24 Talaat Harb, Marouf, Qasr El Nil, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 25756562  

Fri 31, 8pm: Chess competition for amateurs.

Sat 1 April, 8pm: Chess competition for professionals, in cooperation with Gemmazeh. Valuable financial awards for the first and second places in each competition. 

 

 

Supreme Council of Culture

1 El Gabalaya St, El-Gezira, Zamalek, Cairo, 02 2735 0121/ 2735 3749

Wed 5, 9pm: “Manifestations of Ramadan in Arabic Poetry” a poetic evening.

Thurs 6, 9pm: A round table discussion on the extent of investing in popular culture and folklore as materials from heritage that attract and refresh the national memory and protect the cultural identity.  

---

* A version of this article appears in print in the 30 March, 2023 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly