Diwan Bookstore

105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis, Misr Algedida, Tel 02 2690 8184/85/ 0122 6000168

Sat 20, 11am: Writer Ola Monjed shares the story of her book, I Am Beloved, an illustrated story about the experience of the womb, childbirth and the uniqueness of a newborn. Moments of overflowing feelings and different sensations. Together we will remember the closest times between a mother and her child. We are all old and young. 

Greater Cairo Library

15 Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 2278

Sat 20, 12pm: “Smart Libraries” a seminar features engineer Hisham El-Sherif and professor Salwa El-Moawad. 

Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC) 

AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
AUC Tahrir Square Bookstore and Gardens

Thurs 18, 10am-7pm: In collaboration with AUC Tahrir Cultural Centre, AUC Bookstores will be hosting the Tahrir Book Fair, where you will find the biggest selection of English-language books at discounts up to 75% and prices starting LE20 only at AUC Tahrir Bookstore and Gardens. There will be several local handcrafts makers exhibiting and selling their products as well as live-music entertainment. The event is free and open to the public, so come bring your family and friends and enjoy the beautiful gardens of the Tahrir Campus. 

ALEXANDRIA 

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 

Conference Centre, Delegates Hall 

Tues 23, 11am (Free and open to the public): “Unlocking Barriers to Research” seminar discusses the concept of open science and its importance in making knowledge available to all. It will also discuss the role of international and regional institutions in supporting open science efforts and everyone’s right to access knowledge. This contributes to supporting researchers, especially in developing countries. Keynote speakers at the seminar are; Prof. Abdel-Aziz Qansouh; President of Alexandria University and former governor of Alexandria Governorate, Prof. Mahmoud Saqr; President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Prof. Amr Adel Adly; President of the Egyptian-Japanese University for Science and Technology (E-JUST), and Dr. Nizar Hassan; Senior Adviser for Science and Technology for Arab Countries at UNESCO, and moderated by Prof. Yousri El-Gamal, former Minister of Education. 

* A version of this article appears in print in the 18 May, 2023 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly