American University in Cairo
AUC New Cairo Campus
The Sullivan Lounge
Sun 29, 1pm-2pm: “Egypt’s 1919 Revolution: Searching for Women’s Autobiographical Writings in the Archive” this interesting talk with Dina Heshmat, Associate Professor at Sheikh Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at AUC. Heshmat will give a presentation based on her on- going research project, which seeks to recover these women’s autobiographical narratives by looking at a wide range of texts they authored, including memoirs, articles, poems, short stories and unpublished letters. She will address the challenges she face in locating these texts in the archive, and reflect on issues of gender and class shaping the archival collections examined. Additionally, she will focus on a specific archival source, the letters sent to feminist and nationalist leader Huda Sha‘rawi by her peers, kept in her private papers at AUC’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library.
Amir Taz Palace
27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581
Every Saturday and Tuesday, 1pm: Enshad Dini (religious chanting) workshop by Munshid Mahmoud Al-Tohamy.
Every Sunday and Thursday, 4pm: The singing workshop of Amir Taz Palace Choir.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103
Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 3-6pm: Egypt’s artisans’ initiative for training on handicrafts such as porcelain, copper, Khayamiya, heritage jewellery.
Diwan Bookstore
159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 01222 40 7084
Thurs 26, 7pm: Based on the readers' votes, the book Abdel-Rahman El-Gabarti- The Egyptian Intelligentsia in the era of Nationalism written by Salah Essa, has been chosen to be discussed in September at Diwan Book Club.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Word Hall
Fri 27, 5.30pm: “Overthinking: How to Control it and Live in Peace” lecture with Omnia Abdel-Moaty, Educational and Psychological Consultant.
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Oriental Hall
Mon 30, 6pm-8.30pm: With the start of the new academic year and in light of the latest reforms announced by the Ministry of Education, the debate regarding the philosophy of education in Egypt is reignited. What is the educational process's purpose? Is it to build human capacity or to prepare individuals for the labor market? To answer these questions and to understand how the newest cascade of policies fits into this broader debate, the AUC’s Alternative Policy Solutions is hosting a public talk titled "The Philosophy of Education in Egypt," featuring prominent politician Hossam Badrawi and education expert Kamal Mougheeth.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre
Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area, Tel 02 2362 2647/ 2362 8174
Every Monday, 1pm: Art workshop, teaching drawing supervised by Rahma Mohsen.
Every Saturday, 12pm: Artistic skills development workshop with Sarah El-Guindy. Embroidery art workshop by Amany Reda, 2pm.
Every Sunday, 12pm: Wax making workshop with Professor Dalia El-Sherbiny.
Every Wednesday, 2pm: Arabic calligraphy workshop with Mohamed Fawzy.
Every Friday, 2pm: Doll making workshop with Rahma Mahgoub.
Saturday and Wednesday of every week: a workshop (integration) for Talaat Harb choir team and people with special abilities, 1pm.
Every Thursday, 1pm: Reading and narration workshop.
Every Saturday, 12pm: Artistic workshops and skills development for people with special abilities, supervised by professor Dalia El-Sherbiny.
Every Sunday, 8pm: “Information and Question” an online workshop and “Book of Delivery”, a book summary on the center’s Facebook and WhatsApp pages.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 26 September, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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