American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus
Mansour Group Lecture Hall
Thurs 6, 7.30pm: “Unpacking the Drafts Egyptian Personal Status Law” as an Egyptian citizen, do you know your family and personal status rights? Join this dynamic session with Azza Soliman, co-founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), as she decrypts the draft Egyptian Status Law and the controversy around it.  Soliman is an Egyptian lawyer, and woman human rights defender, she has worked on women’s rights issues for over 25 years. She also worked as a consultant to Arab governments and feminist non-governmental organizations in Iraq, UAE, Jordan and Bahrain, where she assisted in drafting reports submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Beit Al-Sehemi
Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muiz St, Tel 2591 3391
Thurs 13, 9pm: Poetry recital features vernacular poet Yasser Qatamesh.  

The Cultural Park
Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo
Thurs 6, Fri 7, Sat 8, 9pm: An encounter with winners of the State Awards for the Young Creative.
Fri 7, 9pm: A book discussion by professor Samy Soliman on author Taha Hussein’s contemporary literature.
Sat 8, 9pm: “The Poets Oasis” will feature a galaxy of poets including Said El-Sawy, Samir El-Serougy, Mohamed Atwa, Nour Soliman, Ali El-Rawy, moderated by Mahmoud Anwar.
Sun 9, 9pm: “The Poets Oasis” will feature a galaxy of poets including Ahmed El-Lawandy, Fares Khedr, Fathy Negm, Khaled Helmy El-Taher, moderated by El-Husseiny Omran.   
Mon 10, 9pm: A book discussion features writer Amina El-Naqash, who will discuss Salah Essa’s book Hekayat Min Daftar Alwatan (Tales from the home notebook).

Diwan Bookstore
105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis, Misr Algedida, Tel 02 2690 8184/85/ 0122 6000168
Sun 9, 9pm: Ramadan Journey with Dream Catcher Academy (Journal and sessions included).

House of Arab Poetry (Al Sett Wassila)
Beit Al-Sett Wassila, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Al Aini St, Tel 02 2514 2990/ 2510 3171
Sun 9, 9pm: “Sufism… A Beautiful Experience” a lecture features novelist Youssef Zidan, moderated by poet Sameh Mahgoub.

Supreme Council of Culture
1 El Gabalaya St, El-Gezira, Zamalek, Cairo, 02 2735 0121/ 2735 3749
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 6 April, 2023 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly