American University in Cairo
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Main Campus
Fri 6 Sept and Sat 7 Sept, 9am-5pm: The Tenth International Language Assessment Conference in Egypt (ILACE) is proudly offered through a partnership between the British Council and the American University in Cairo. ILACE is a two-day face-to-face professional development event for the worldwide ELT community. It features Carolyn Westbrook, Test Development Researcher at the British Council and Amy Devine, Senior Research Manager in the English Research Group at Cambridge University Press and Assessment. ILACE each year welcomes hundreds of teachers, assessment specialists, education reformers, and researchers from across the Middle East, North Africa, and globally to engage in scholarly discussion around language assessment. Hot issues such as using technology in assessment, high-stakes exams, test designs and inclusive assessments are gaining more and more interest every day. ILACE seeks to provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and scholarly discussion and debate within the area of language assessment. It also aims to promote active involvement and participation by offering opportunities for the exchange of ideas, expertise, and perspectives from Egypt, the region, and worldwide. The ILACE conference focuses on how key principles and theories in language can enhance our teachings for the preparation of assessments. There is no registration onsite, for more information click here https://e.cglink.me/2kZ/r300105715.

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.

Heliopolis Library
42 Al-Oroba St, off Beirut St, Misr Al-Gedida, Tel 011 42464426
Mon 12, 5.30pm (open invitation): Discussion of Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed El-Morsi's novel A Gamble on Lady Mitsy's Honor, to be presented by Mustafa El-Tayeb, and moderated by writer Mansoura Ezz Eldeen.

Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
Registration for the general Italian language courses (September - October 2024 session) is open from 1 to17 August 2024.
The Registration for the face-to-face/online general courses is open (session September-October 2024). The course will be carried out face-to-face at institute's premises in Zamalek and Downtown and online through Zoom, with native/bilingual teachers. Duration: 40 hours, from 7 September to 24 October 2024.
Schedule: three times a week determined by the institute in only one of the following timings: (Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday or Monday/Wednesday/Saturday, from 17.00 to 19.00 or from 19.00 to 21.00). It is not possible to choose the timing in advance as it is subject to assignment based on the total number of the students registered and the teacher’s availability, therefore it is necessary to adhere to the timetable, which will be specified by the institute.
Payments are non-refundable, make sure to attach a copy of the payment receipt and of the valid identity document into the registration form in order to complete the online registration.
In case of not reaching the minimum number of candidates at a certain level, it cannot be activated and in this case only, the payments can be refunded or used as a credit only for the next session. No registration will be accepted via email or after this date.
For any further information please write to [email protected]

Misr Public Library
4 Gamal Hamdan St, off Nile St, next to the State Council and the Saudi Embassy building, Dokki, Giza, Tel 02 33360291
Every Monday and Thursday, 2pm: Science Crazy lab, a new activity for the age group 9 to 14 years. The course consists of four lectures, each lecture has a topic in which they will learn: Animal classification, Fossils, Electric dough, Scientific presentation of five chemical experiments. For more information, contact the children’s library via WhatsApp https://wa.me/201555420938

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 9, 6pm: "Ask Wafa" an open discussion and answers about mental health with Dr. Ahmed Abou El-Wafa, psychiatry consultant.
Thurs 15, 7pm: "Toxic Relations" a lecture by mental health and educational guidance consultant Omnia Abdel-Moati, who will talk about the definition of toxic relationships, its signs, and causes.

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 8 August, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly