25 - 31 January 2001
Issue No.518
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Book Fair Main Hall Seminar Program:
Thurs 25 Jan-Thurs 1 Feb
Al-Saraya Al-Ra'isiya (The Main Hall): daily
12noon-2.30pm, The Katib wa Kitab (Writer and Book) Seminar, in which books will be discussed in the presence of their authors;
2.30-4.30pm, The Main Symposium, in which dignitaries will discuss the topics of the Main Symposium, "Modernising Egypt";
5-7pm, Al-Liqa' Al-Fikri (Intellectual Meeting), in which individual dignitaries will speak about their fields of interest;
7.30-9pm, Shahadat (Testimonies), in which public figures will disclose the secrets of their success.
Thurs 25 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Wasf Misr fi Nihayat Al-Qarn Al-Eshrin (Describing Egypt at the End of the Twentieth century), by Galal Amin, participants: Nabil Zaki, Gamal Badawi, Samia El-Sa'ati, Fathi Abdel-Fattah;
2.30-4.30pm, "The national industries, GATT and the prospect of partnership", participants: Amin Mubarak, Ahmed Ezz, Osama El-Magdoub, Hazem El-Biblawi;
5-7pm, Minister of Education Hussein Kamel Bahaaeddin;
7.30-9pm, Samir Ragab, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Al-Gomhuriya.
Fri 26 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Al-Ma'loumatiya wa Hadarat Al-'Awlama (Informatics and the Culture of Globalisation), by El-Sayed Yassin, participants: Abdel-Mon'im Said, Abdel-Halim Mahmoud El-Sayed, Iglal Bahgat;
2.30-4.30pm, "The Egyptian economy and the challenge of modernisation", participants: Samir Tubar, Hazem El-Biblawi, 'Asem Rif'at, Ibrahim Kamel;
5-7pm, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni;
7.30-9pm, Mahmoud Al-Saadani, writer and humourist
Sat 27 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Misr Turagi' Nafsaha (Egypt Reconsiders), Osama El-Ghazali Harb, participants: Ibrahim Abaza, Hala Mustafa, El-Sayed Yassin, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed;
2.30-4.30pm, "Religious discourse between fundamentalism and renewal", participants: Mohamed 'Imara, Hussien Amin, Ali El-Samman, Murad Wahba, Nour Farahat, Zeinab Radwan;
5-7pm, Minister of Higher Education Aleyeddin Helal;
7.30-9pm, Nour El-Sherif, veteran film star
Sun 28 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Al-Fikr Al-Misri fil Asr Al-Masihi (Egyptian Thought in the Christian Era), Ra'fat Abdel-Hamid, participants: Milad Hanna, Farouk El-Qadi, Mona Makram Ebied;
2.30-4.30pm, "Modernisation from the age of Mohamed Ali to the July Revolution", participants: Kamel Zoheiri, Gamal Badawi, Mohamed 'Ouda, Ahmed Hamroush, Salah Muntaser, Yunan Labib Rizq;
5-7pm, Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi;
7.30-9pm, Anis Mansour, veteran writer
Mon 29 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Al-Jinat wal Sho'oub wal Lughat ("Genes, peoples, languages"), translated by Mohamed Mustagir, participants: Mounir El-Ganzouri, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid Shahin, Mo'mena Kamel;
2.30-4.30pm, "The role of woman in modernising society", participants: Mervat El-Talawi, Nariman El-Daramalli, Mona Ragab, Zienab Radwan, Ismail Serageddin, Laila Takla;
5-7pm, Minister of Health Ismail Sallam;
7.30-9pm, Adel Imam, comedy star
Tues 30 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Sourat Al-Mustaqbal, Kama Narsumuha? (Imaging the Future), by Ahmed Shawqi, participants: Mohamed Hamed, Kamal Qandil, Mohamed Zaki 'Uweiss;
2.30-4.30pm, "The future of the peace process", Osama El-Ghazali Harb, Hassan Nafaa, Makram Mohamed Ahmed;
5-7pm, diplomat and former MP, Mustafa El-Fiqqi;
7.30-9pm, Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi, poet
Wed 31 Jan
12noon-2.30pm, Al-Wataniya fi 'Alam bila Hawiyya (Nationalism in a World Without Identity), by Hussein Kamel Bahaaeddin, participants: Ismail Sabri Abdalla, Mona Abu Senna, Ragab El-Banna, Osama El-Ghazali Harb, Samir Sarhan;
2.30-4.30pm, "Modernising political parties", Abdel-Azim El-Maghrabi, Ayman Nour, Abdel-Moneim Said, Mounir Abdel-Nour, Ragab Hemeida, Mohamed Ragab, Mustafa El-Fiqqi, Rif'at El-Said;
5-7pm, Minister of Housing Mohamed Ibrahim Soliman;
7.30-9pm, Adonis, poet
Thurs 1 Feb.
12noon-2.30pm, Al-Tariq ila Qalbik (The Way to Your Heart), by Adel Imam, participants: Taher El-Qadi, Ahmed Shawqi, Nashwa El-Hagrasi;
2.30-4.30pm, "The role of the private sector in living up to the challenges of a new age", participants: Hussien Abdel-Raziq, Abdel-Moneim Su'oudi, Mustafa El-Said, Mohamed Abul-'Einien, Hossam Awad, Mounir Ghabbour, Mustafa Bakri;
5-7pm, presidential spokesman, Osama El-Baz;
7.30-9pm, Mohamed 'Ouda, veteran writer
Book Fair Ministry of Agriculture Hall Specialised Seminar Programme:
Fri 26 Jan-Thurs 1 Feb
Qaat Wizarat Al-Ziraa (Ministry of Agriculture Hall), Gate 4, Salah Salim St
Fri 26 Jan
1-3pm: Hepatitis: Prevention is Better than Treatment, participants: Gamal Esmat (Cairo University), Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid (Ain Shams University), Ahmed Lutfi (Ain Shams), coordinated by Reda El-Wakil (Ain Shams)
3-5pm: Diabetes: Looking to the Future, participants: Zakaria El-Baz (Al-Azhar University), Mohamed Fahmi (Ain Shams), Hassan Shaker (Ain Shams), Ayman Abul-Magd (Azhar), Ali Ullayan (Ain Shams), coordinated by Mahmoud Ashraf Mohamed
5-7pm: Commission for the Demonstration of the Miracle of Science: Views of the Natural Sciences from the Standpoint of the Glorious Quran and the Sunna, participants: Hassan Bihifzillah (secretary of the commission in Mecca), Ahmed Hashaad (nuclear science professor), Mohamed Dodah (commission scholar), coordinated by Mohamed El-Rawi
Sat 27 Jan
1-3pm: Managing Dangerous Materials, participants: Mohamed El-Zarqa (consultant for the Institution of Environmental Affairs), Saad El-Sayed (Ain Shams), Ahmed El-Sawi Shukri (head of the National Chemistry Committee), Hesham Fouad (nuclear chemistry professor), Gamaleddin Ghali (head of the Arab Company for Medicinal Packaging), Ali Hebeish (chairman of the Scientists' Syndicate), Abdel-Hamid Zahran (head of the Nuclear Power Commission), coordinated by Abdallah Hilal
3-5pm: Electronic Publishing and Internet, participants: Ibrahim El-Moallim (head of the Egyptian and Arab Publishers' Union), Hossam El-Sokkari (manager of BBC Online), Tareq Shawqi (UNESCO programme specialist), Nadia Saleh (manager of BARTI Radio), coordinated by Ayman El-Sayed (managing editor of Wighat Nazar)
5-7pm: The Role of Private Sector Journalism in the Development of Democracy, participants: Mustafa Bakri (editor-in-chief of Al-Usbou'), Ayman El-Sayed (managing editor of Wighat Nazar), Mohamed Hassan El-Alfi (editor-in-chief of Al-Maydan), Amr El-Leithi (editor-in-chief of Al-Khamis), coordinated by Mona El-Sharqawi
Sun 28 Jan
1-3pm: Youth and Drugs, participants: Mustafa Abdel-Qader (state minister for local administration), Adli Hussein (head of the Addiction Combatting Fund, Qalyoubiya), Soheir Lutfi (manager of the Addiction Combatting Fund), Adel Sadiq (addiction treatment specialist), coordinated by Khalid El-Qadi (judge)
3-5pm: Dental Surgery, participants: Medhat Farid (Commission for Teacher Training Hospitals), Hussein El-Tamani (Qasr Al-Aini), Kamal El-Ebrashi (Qasr Al-Aini), Medhat Said Zaki (Ministry of Health), Suzanne Albert (National Health Service)
5-7pm: The Problem of Unemployment in the Third Millennium, participants: Ahmed El-Amawi (minister of labour and immigration), Ihab Elwi, Hussein El-Gammal (head of the Social Fund), Raafat Radwan (head of the information department of the cabinet), coordinated by Ahmed Ibrahim Harak
Mon 29 Jan
1-3pm: At-home Blood Sugar Level Analysis and Prevention of Complications, participants: Mohamed Sheta (Cairo University), Hussein El-Arabi (Ain Shams), Yehia Ghanem (Alexandria University), Waffa Abdel-Rehim (general coordinator of the Project to Increase Diabetes Awareness), coordinated by Esmat El-Merghani
3-5pm: Planning and Managing Electoral Campaigns, participants: Osama El-Ghazali Harb (editor-in-chief of Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya), Ayman Nour (MP), Hossam Badrawi (MP), Safwat El-Alim (Cairo University), Sami Abdel-Aziz (Cairo University), Amina Shafiq (Al-Ahram journalist), coordinated by El-Sayed Eleiwa
5-7pm: Modernising Medication, participants: Galal Ghorab (chairman of the Holding Company for Medicines), Zakaria Gad (chairman of the Pharmacists' Syndicate), Rif'at Kamal (deputy editor-in-chief of Akhbar Al-Yom), Tharwat Bassili (Shura Council member), Sherif Wali (Shura Council member), coordinated by Mohamed Sharaf
Tues 30 Jan
1-3pm: The National Centre for Social Research and Criminology: Modernising Development, participants: Mohamed Zaki Abu Amer (state minister for administrative development), Soheir Lutfi (head of the National Centre for Social Research and Criminology), Mohamed Youssri (head of the Academy of Scientific Research), Mohamed Selim (Cairo University), Osman Mohamed Osman (director of the National Institute for Planning), Abdel-Meguid Farrag (former director of the Institute of Statistics, Cairo University), coordinated by Khalid El-Qadi (judge)
3-5pm: Al-Gumhouriya Newspaper and Journalism in the Third Millennium, participants: Kamal Zoheiri (writer), Fathi Abdel-Fattah (editor-in-chief of Kitab Al-Gumhouriya), Mohamed Foda (editor-in-chief of Al-Massa newspaper), Nagi Qamha (managing editor of Al-Gumhouriya), Mohamed Abul-Hadid (managing editor of the weekly edition of Al-Gumhouriya), Mo'min El-Habaa (head of Al-Gumhouriya Research Centre), Mustafa Al-Mansi (director of Al-Gumhouriya printing press), coordinated by Mustafa El-Qadi (writer)
5-7pm: Focus on the Career of Television Anchor Tareq Allam (including the screening of a documentary about him, clips of films in which he featured as an actor and an open discussion with critics and the public), participants: Hazem El-Hadidi (writer), Mohamed Salah El-Zahhar, coordinated by Mohamed Thabit
Wed 31 Jan
1-3pm: Modern scientific view of hepatitis and gastronomical disorders, participants: Amer Hassan Qandil (National Health Service), Ahmed Said (head of public relations at the Misr Company for Medical Preparations), coordinated by Ali Mo'nis
3-5pm: Scientific and Technological Information and the Challenge of the 21st Century, participants: Moufid Shehab (minister of Higher Education), Raafat Radwan (head of the information department of the cabinet), Ahmed Hamza (president of Mansoura University), Ahmed Abdel-Bassit (Academy of Scientific Research)
5-7pm: The Challenges Facing the Egyptian Village, participants: Ahmed Bakr (governor of Sohag), Abdel-Bassit Abdel-Moati (Ain Shams), Mahmoud Ouda (vice president of Ain Shams), Asem El-Dessouqi (Helwan University), Youssef El-Qa'ied (writer), Kamal El-Menoufi (dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University), Hossameddin Awad (MP), coordinated by Khalid El-Qadi (judge)
Thur 1 Feb.
1-3pm: Documents and Manuscripts, participants: Mohamed El-Taher El-Garari (Centre for the Struggle of Libyans), Abdallah El-Amin El-Ne'ami (Al-Wathaiq wal-Makhtutaat magazine), Ahmed Ali Wahida (Centre for the Struggle of Libyans)
3-5pm: The Warraq Project
5-7pm: News and Politics in Arab Satellite Channels, participants: Hamdi Qandil (television anchor), Samiha Dahroug (head of the Nile Channel for News), Esam Nasr (Cairo University), Emad Adib (editor in chief of Al-Alam Al-Yom), Mohamed El-Wakil (Head of the News Department of the Egyptian Television), Ismail Abdalla (head of the Abu Dhabi Television), coordinated by Ayman El-Sayed (managing editor of Wighat Nazar)
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