American University in Cairo
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tahrir Campus, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Wed 2,7-8pm: The Gerhart Centre Webinar Series session discussing “Business and Labor Rights in Global Supply Chains” will feature Sanchita Saxena, executive director at the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley.
The talk will argue that the very nature of global supply chains, which has led to a fragmentation of work, is directly at odds with good labor and human rights. The lecture will draw on lessons from one of the worst industrial disasters in history, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in 2013. The talk will conclude by arguing that changes to the business model itself are necessary to make substantial gains in improving the conditions of workers in global supply chains. The link is https://e.cglink.me/2kZ/r300063339
French Cultural Institute
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800
Media Library
Fri 25, 12pm: Come and discover the “Monde en VF” collection. A reading workshop to discover women and men who talk about the worlds. There is something for every taste; illustrated novels, thrillers, short stories, novels.
Italian Cultural Institute
Italy celebrated the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri in 2021. The Italian Institute continues to post videos in Arabic with translations from Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece The Divine Comedy to bring the Arab-speaking public closer to the work of the supreme poet. Videos are directed by Giabluca Barbadori, with the special participation of Ashraf Farouk, Amir Salaheddin, Sherine Hegazy, and Sara El-Mokadem.
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Auditorium
Thurs 24, 11am: “Education and Communication in the Arab Region in the Field of Underwater Cultural Heritage” seminar features a group of specialists from Alexandria University, UNESCO, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the American University in Cairo, The National Committee for Education, Science and Culture, and University of Exeter, United Kingdom. The seminar is held within the framework of the launch of the first open online educational programme in Arabic in the field of underwater cultural heritage:
https://unesco-cairo-uch.org/
(Personal attendance is in the context of precautionary measures to address the spread of the emerging Covid 19.
All attendees must wear a medical mask, maintain a safe distance, and provide proof of receiving the Corona vaccine).
BA Conference Centre
Thurs 24, 12-2pm: “The Philosophical Arcade: Philosophy as a Tool for Living”, a seminar features lecturer and Professor Emad Al-Adly, a researcher in Islamic philosophy.
*A version of this article appears in print in the 24 February, 2022 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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