Here's Ahram Online's picks and recommendations for the cultural programme of 44th Cairo International Book Fair.

Thursday, 24 January

Thursday 24 January 10:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - Testimonies on prison and creativity

1:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable onpublishing challenges between digital and paper printing

1:00pm - Al-Quairy Hall - Roundtable on publishing in Libya

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: The Return of the Sheikh by: Mohammed AbdelNaby.

1:00pm – Round Table – Translation in the Arab World: The reality and challenges

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Religious and Religiousness by: Abdel Gawad Yassin

3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Anwar Abdel Malek

4:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Lecture by Ammar Ali Hassan on future of creativity in Arab Spring countries

6:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the Muslim Brotherhood historically and currently

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Friday 25 January

1:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on future of creativity in Arab Spring Countries

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Did you get my Speech: by Zeinab Hefny.

3:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Lecture on political legitimacy in Arab Spring Countries

3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Ahmed Bahaa Eddin Shaaban

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Saturday, 26 January

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: House of Fire by: Mahmoud ElWardani.

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Civil State by: Nasr El Sayyed

3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Abdel Ghaffar Mekkawi

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Sunday 27January

12:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable in Libyan women participation in the February   17 revolution

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Exit Door by: Ezzeddine Choukri Fishere

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Elite and Revolution by: Nabil Abdel Fattah

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Monday 28 January

11:00am - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on culture vs. dictatorship

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: I fell in love by: Mohammed ElMansy Qandil

12:00pm – Creativity Tent – Independent cultural associations: Nabat Poets in Sinai

1:00pm – Round Table – Translation Problems and the futuristic horizons

3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Ammar ElSheri’s

1:00pm – Cultural Café’s Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Madkour Thabet

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Tuesday 29 January

12:00pm – Creativity Tent – Independent cultural associations: Zeitoun Workshop

12:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on cultural diversity in Libya

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Sin Casualties by: Haitham Hussein

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

 
Wednesday 30 January

10:30am - Al-Quairy Hall - testimony on contemporary Libyan novels

12:30pm - Al-Quairy Hall - discussion on popular culture and the national memory

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion:Egypt’s Political Periodicals by: Ahmed Shafik Pahsa

1:00pm – Round Table – International cooperation in Translation

3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols:Mohammed El Bosaty

3:30pm- Guest of Honor Hall - Roundtable on critical thinking as a development entitlement

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Thursday 31 January

10:30am - Al-Quairy Hall - testimony on contemporary Libyan novels

12:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the Islamists Rule project

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Temple’s Secret by: Tharwa ElKharabawy

1:00pm – Round Table – developing communication and IT in translation

3:00pm – Cultural Café tent – Egyptian Symbols: Helmi Salem

2:00pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on the new publication series 'Classics' by Al-Dar Al-Masreya Al-Lubnaneya

6:00pm – Round Table – Book Discussion: Man of State and the foundation of Institutions State

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Friday 1 February

10:30am -Al-Quairy Hall - discussion on Libyan short stories experiments and generations.

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Sight by: Mohy El Labbad

3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Ismai’l Abdel Hafez

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Saturday 2 February

12:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - testimonies on role of young writers and activists in the Libyan transition

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: The Worshipper’s Tree by: Ammar Ali Hassn

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion:Democracy loathing by: Ahmed Hassan

3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent– Egyptian Symbols: Ahmed Lotfy ElSayed

Sunday 3 February7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

10:30am - Guest of Honor Hall - testimonies on role of young writers and activists in the Libyan transition

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Tales of a Past Time by: Kamal Khalil

3:00pm – Cultural Café Tent – Egyptian Symbols: Khalil Kalfat

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall

Monday 4 February

1:00pm – Cultural Café - Novel Discussion: Bata’s Venue by: Hassan Abdel Mawgood

1:00pm – Main Hall – Book Discussion: Police State in Egypt by: Amir Salem

1:00pm – Round Table – Palestine Encyclopedia by: Bashir ElSebai’s

1:00pm – Round Table – Eulogy of late Artists and translator, Hanaa Abdel Fattah

3:00pm – Cultural Café – Egyptian Symbols: Galal Amer

3:30pm - Guest of Honor Hall - Discussion on cultural exchange between Egypt and Libya 

6:00pm – Round Table –Living with the other in Yemen

7:00pm Poetic evening at the Main Hall