Diwan Bookstore
159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 01222 40 7084
Tues 27, 7pm: Based on the readers' votes, "Cairo Circles" by Doma Mahmoud has been chosen for Diwan's August Book Club discussion.

Heliopolis Library
42 Al-Oroba St, off Beirut St, Misr Al-Gedida, Tel 011 42464426
Sat 24, 5.30pm (open invitation): "The Philosophical Salon" lecture aims to introduce the reader to philosophical trends and ideas throughout the long history of philosophy and through dialogues and discussions, to be moderated by philosophy professor Emad El-Adly.
Mon 26, 5.30pm (open invitation): A discussion of Mohamed Youssef El-Gharabawi's novel What Happenned in El-Kafrawi's House, moderated by Mustafa El-Tayeb.   
Tues 27, 5.30pm (open to the public): The Egyptian Forum of Media, presented by Major General Tarek El-Mahdy.
 

Misr Public Library
4 Gamal Hamdan St, off Nile St, next to the State Council and the Saudi Embassy building, Dokki, Giza, Tel 02 33360291
Every Monday and Thursday, 2pm: Science Crazy lab, a new activity for the age group 9 to 14 years. The course consists of four lectures, each lecture has a topic in which they will learn: Animal classification, Fossils, Electric dough, Scientific presentation of five chemical experiments. For more information, contact the children’s library via WhatsApp https://wa.me/201555420938

El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Word Hall
Tues 27, 7pm: The Holy Architecture Series presents a lecture titled, "History and Architecture of Medina and the Prophet’s Mosque" to be delivered by Faten Salah Suleiman, Professor of Architecture History and Heritage at the Faculty of Engineering and member of the Arab Heritage Experts Authority.

* A version of this article appears in print in the 22 August, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly