1 - 7 February 2001
Issue No.519
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Cairo Book Fair: seminar and cultural activities programme
Al-Saraya Al-Ra'isiya (The Main Hall, 6th October): daily
Samir Sarhan, head of GEBO, by Bahgory
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.
Thursday 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: Hussein Abdel-Raziq, Abdel-Moneim Su'oudi, Mustafa El-Said, Mohamed Abul-Einein, Hossam Awad, Mounir Ghabbour, Mustafa Bakri;
5-7pm, presidential spokesman, Osama El-Baz;
7.30-9pm, Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi, poet
Friday 2 Feb
12noon-2.30pm, Qissat Misr Al-Haditha (The Story of Modern Egypt) by El-Sayed El-Nasri, participants: Abdel-Azim Ramadan, Latifa Salim, Yunan Labib Rizq, Raouf Abbas
2.30-4.30pm, "Egypt's cultural role", participants: Mohamed Enani, Abdel-Aziz Hamouda, Mahmoud Amin El-Alim, Georgette Attiya, Ahmed Abdel-Mo'ti Hegazi, Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd, Zeinab Hifni
5-7pm, former Saudi Minister of Oil Ahmed Zaki Yamani
7.30-9pm, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawi
Saturday 3 Feb
12noon-2.30pm, Misr wal-Alam ala Aatab Alfiya Jadida (Egypt and the World on the Threshold of a New Millennium) by Mahmoud Abdel-Fadil, participants: Hassan Nafaa, Salaheddin Hafiz, Mohamed El-Sayed Said, Mohi Zeitoun
2.30-4.30pm, "Scientific modernisation", participants: Ahmed Nazif, Mohamed Abdel-Fattah El-Azab, Ali Fahmi, Mustafa Thabit, Qadri Said, Ali Hebeish, Hassan Moawwad, Mohamed Youssri, Hisham El-Sherif, Galal Bahgat
5-7pm, Minister of Health Ismail Sallam
7.30-9pm, Ahmed Zuweil, scientist
Sunday 4 Feb
12noon-2.30pm, Maarik fi Sabil Al-Illah (Battles for the Sake of the God), translated by Mohamed Enani, participants: Fatma Nasr, Ali El-Samman, Mustafa El-Shakaa
2.30-4.30pm, "Rural vs. urban: The issue of modernisation", participants: Samia El-Saati, Azza Heikal, Nabil Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Bassit Abdel-Moati, Abbas El-Tarabili, Mohamed Mahmoud El-Gohari, Hassan Moawwad, Mohamed Youssri
5-7pm, member of the General Secretariat of the ruling National Democratic Party Gamal Mubarak
7.30-9pm, An evening of love poetry directed by Saad Ardash
Monday 5 Feb
12noon-2.30pm, Difaan an Al-Quds (In Defense of Al-Quds), by Ahmed Youssef El-Qoraai, participants: Abdallah Al-Ashaal, Ibrahim El-Bahrawi, Mohamed Sobeih, Adel Ghoneim
2.30-4.30pm, "Modernising Egypt: The cultural pivot", participants: Sami Khashaba, Ibrahim El-Muallem, Salah Eissa, Samir Gharib
5-7pm, Minister of Housing Ibrahim Soliman
7.30-9pm, Colloquial Arabic poetry readings with Amin Haddad
Tuesday 6 Feb
12noon-2.30pm, Humoum Misriya (Egyptian Troubles) by Fawzi Fahmi, participants: Sami Khashaba, Nehad Selieha, Salah Qunsuwa, Mohamed El-Gohari
5-7pm, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Shenouda
Wednesday 7 Feb
5-7pm, General Egyptian Book Organisation Chairman Samir Sarhan
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Al-Maqha Al-Thaqafi (Cultural Café: Literature, Art and Culture)
Thursday 1 Feb
12.30-2.30pm: Book Discussion, "Culture in Egypt at Present" by Bayoumi Qandil, participants: Wassim El-Sissi, Sobhi Ashour, Abdel-Aziz Gamaleddin, Hisham Abdel-Aziz, Mas'oud Shouman (chair)
3-5pm: "A Few Trees Around the Bend", a novel by Ne'mat El-Beheiri, participants: Ibrahim Fathi, Sayed El-Bahrawi, Fathi Abul-Einein, Mahmoud Abdel-Wahab, Shaaban Youssef (chair)
5.30-7.30pm: Book Discussion, "The Women Are Coming" by Mona Ragab, participants: Hoda Wasfi, Fathiya El-Assal, Nawal Mustafa, Sayed El-Wakil (chair)
8-9pm: Short films, "Fayoum Portraits", director Islam El-Azazi
9pm: Singer Azza Balba' and Sheikh Imam's Troupe
Friday 2 Feb
12.30-2.30pm: Book Discussion, "Arab Thought on the Eve of the 21st Century" by Mohamed Hammam, participants: Mohamed El-Sayed Said, Abdel-Wahab Elmessiri, Farid Zahran (chair)
3-5pm: A meeting with an Arab guest of the fair
5.30-7.30pm: Open dialogue with Abdel-Wahab Elmessiri about his work on Zionism, participants: Abdel-Alim Mohamed, Mohamed El-Said Idris, Diaa Rashwan (chair)
8-10pm: Short films, "Sculpture Symposium" directed by Salah Mar'i
Saturday 3 Feb
12.30-2.30: Women and Literature: Visions and Generations, participants: Nawal El-Saadawi, Salwa Bakr, Azza Heikal (chair)
3-5pm: A meeting with an Arab guest of the fair
5.30-7.30pm: Book Discussion, "Clash of Fundamentalists: The End of Israel Or The End of the World", participants: Father Yuhanna Qalta, Father Samuel Lutfi, Laila Abul-Magd, Hussein Serag, Ismail Montasser (chair)
8-10pm: Short films, "The Children of Iraq" and "Women Under Siege" directed by Hossam Ali, participants: Ali's widow Sherine Abul-Naga
Sunday 4 Feb
12.30-2.30: Translation Projects in Egypt, participants: Fatma Mousa, Fawzi Fahmi, Sami Khashaba, Fatma Nasr, Mona Tolba, Mohamed Enani (chair)
3-5pm: "As Befits a Short Man", a collection of short stories by Wahid El-Tawila, participants: Salah El-Serwi, Ghada Nabil, Nagwa Shaaban (chair)
5.30-7.30pm: Narration in Aisha Abul-Nour's fiction, participants: Hoda Wasfi, Nehad Seleiha, Mustafa El-Dab', Shaaban Youssef (chair)
8-10pm: Short films, The Cinema Institute's graduation projects 2000 (7 short films)
Monday 5 Feb
12.30-2.30pm: The Crisis of Cartoon in Egypt, participants: Mustafa Hussein, Ramsis, Raouf Ayyad, Toughan, Nagui, Gom'a (chair)
3-5pm: Book Discussion, "Theatre Between Art and Life" by Nehad Seleiha, participants: Hoda Wasfi, Fawziya Mahran, Medhat Abu-Bakr, Samia Habib, Maisa Zaki (chair)
5.30-7.30pm: Book Discussion, "Civil Society in Egypt" by Amani Qandil, participants: El-Sayed Yassin, Abdel-Moneim Said, Mohamed Nour Farahat, Fathi Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Aziz Shadi (chair)
8-10pm: Short films, five films by five young directors
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Mokhayam Maktabat Al-Osra (Family Library Tent)
Daily book discussion, 3-5pm.
Thursday 1 Feb
Al-Ismailia Madinat Al-Fursan (Ismailia: City of Knights) by Mohamed El-Shafie, coordinated by Mona Salman
Friday 2 Feb
Bilaql Awgaa fi Qalb Al-Watan (Mind Pains in the Nation's Heart) by Mustafa Bakri, coordinated by Sayed Yunis
Saturday 3 Feb
Bi'r Al-Ahbash (The Well of Ethiopians) by Abdel-Aal El-Hamamsi, participants: Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel-Raziq, Medhat El-Gayyar, Ibrahim Fathi, Mustafa El-Dab'
Sunday 4 Feb
Al-Aghani Al-Sha'biya fi Sa'id Misr (Folk Songs in Upper Egypt) by Ahmed Mursi, coordinated by Mona Salman, participants: Safwat Kamal, Samih Shaalan
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