American University in Cairo

New Cairo Campus

The Sullivan Lounge

Mon 25, 1-2pm: "Streets of Old Jerusalem" lecture will consider the Arab-Zionist conflict by analysing a set of public signs from the linguistic landscape of the Old City of Jerusalem in the last hundred years. Adopting a qualitative approach, the lecture will analyse aspects of the deployment of language as a proxy in expressing intractable conflicts. Learn from Yasir Suleiman, Professor Emeritus of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge, about the Arab-Zionist conflict by analyzing a set of public signs from the linguistic landscape of the Old City of Jerusalem in the last hundred years. 

Bibliothek 

Arkan Plaza, Extension of Sheikh Zayed District, Giza, Tel 010 66860098/010 66500748

Sat 23, 6-10pm: A discussion and book signing celebrating the renowned artist Mohamed Abla and his recently published book Masr,Ya Abla – The Formative Years by Dar Al Shorouk publishing House. The discussion will be moderated by writer and journalist Lamiaa Radi. This event explores a deep artistic and human aspect of the artist's life, highlighting the role of paper not only as a medium of expression but also as an essential and valuable element in his personal and artistic narrative. 

Italian Cultural Institute

3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791

Thurs 21, 6pm: "Health and Tradition of the Mediterranean Diet from Earth to the Stars" round table discussion is held as part of "The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World" initiated nine years ago and is dedicated to the promotion of the agri-food sector and the Italian food tradition in all its aspects. The focus of this event will be on the role of nutrition in preventive healthcare and the panelists participating to the round table will discuss the topics using several arguments. Dr. Serag Zakaria, as representative of Al Safwa Hospital will talk about The Role of Nutrition in Preventive Healthcare; Dr Aliaa Ahmed from the Egyptian Food Bank will focus on securing healthy nutritious food to alleviate the suffering of hunger, while Dr. Luca Nardi from ENEA will discuss cultivating high level nutrients vegetable in extreme environments, urban agriculture, antarctica, desert, outer space. Stefano Maffioli Ferrari, Chef with Riviera at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo, will add the final touch of Italian character to the networking cocktail.

Italian Archeological Centre 

14 Champollion Street, Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo

Sun 24, 6pm: "Strategic Approach for Enhancing Cultural Heritage: the Role of Marketing and Artificial Intelligence" lecture by Prof. Gianluca Gregori is part of the cultural heritage economics’ lectures, a cycle of conferences on the valorization of cultural heritage as economic resources, from site management to local community development. The author of over 220 publications on management topics, Gregori is Rector of the Polytechnic University of Marche and full professor of Economics and Business Management. The lecture is in Italian with English translation and will be available both in presence and online: To confirm attendance in presence at the CAI https://forms.gle/NCMXhzwYfVYquqeVA, Online attendance is available, through https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86096077754 

Wed 27, 6pm: "My Grandmother was Italian: Female Emigration from Italy to Egypt" lecture by Francesca Cammareri is held as part of “On the Footsteps of Verrucci” series of conferences dedicated to the Italian presence in the Egyptian society between the 19th and 20th centuries. This is on the occasion of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great architect Ernesto Verrucci (1874-1945). In the mid-19th century, thousands of women from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region emigrated to Egypt, specifically to Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, and Cairo. They worked as governesses, wet nurses, nannies, cooks, and domestics in the homes of the wealthy foreign bourgeoisie who resided permanently in Egypt. These women, who came from Trieste, Gorizia, and the surrounding areas, found an important job opportunity that represented a chance for them to improve their lives and gain independence, even if they paid a high price for this form of freedom. Cammareri, born in Palermo (Italy) in 1960, graduated in Foreign Languages at the Orientale University of Naples and, after a few years, moved permanently to Egypt for family reasons. She has been studying the history of the Italian community in Egypt for some time. Lecture is in Italian with Arabic translation and is available in both presence and Online To RSVP https://forms.gle/gBj8YoQZgBnmfjnt8 Online attendance is available, through https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81638647100 

* A version of this article appears in print in the 21 November, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly