* Well, dears, not everybody is mourning the passing of years! I just found out that the AUC Press, pleased as punch to have turned just 40, is planning a whole year of celebrations. Fancy that! For starters, last Monday, the Press family regaled an impressive audience with a storytelling event, Hakawi, which took place in the fountain area of the university main campus. Mahmoud El-Lozy, who always delights his many fans with his theatrical performances when he is not teaching the art to would-be actors and playwrights, read from The Days by Taha Hussein, while Sherine El-Ansari, in full Oriental attire, gave a highly original rendition of Naguib Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days, The Arabian Nights and The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor. She left the stage only to be replaced once more by Mahmoud, who this time read passages from Youssef Idris's City of Love and Ashes and ended with a short extract from Naguib Mahfouz's Miramar. Nabila Akl and Aleya Serour, who organised the event, were quite pleased with its resounding success.
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