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Al-Ahram Weekly
04-03-2025
- General
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Don't miss Concordia University History Professor Wilson Jacob's lecture at AUC
American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus History Department Conference Room, 2144 Wed 12, 9.45am – 10.55am: "History Hash Outs — The Gender of Al-Riyada: Secular and Religious Bodies in Egypt and Beyond, 1820-1936" join this lecture with Wilson Chacko Jacob, Professor of History at Concordia University, as he explores how gender, leadership and bodily discipline shaped secular and religious spheres in Egypt from 1820 to 1936, offering insights into power and identity that resonate beyond this era. Wed 19, 9.45am – 10.55am: "History Hash Outs—Reclaiming Voices, Reimagining Futures: A Personal Journey Through Gender, History and Public Policy" join Reham Elmorally (HIST '16), Assistant Professor of Public Policy at AUC, for an inspiring talk on her journey—what led her to her work, how her experiences shaped her views, and why she wrote Recovering Women's Voices: Islam, Citizenship, and Patriarchy. She'll also share insights from her role as Head of Public Policy and Research at Entlaq Holding, an Egyptian think tank supporting entrepreneurs, and why empowering change makers is more important than ever. 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 7, 9.30: " So That You Do Not Miss Ramadan" a meeting with His Eminence Sheikh Ali Mustafa, First Preacher in the Cairo Preaching District and His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Abbadi in the Cairo Preaching District. The meeting will discuss several topics such as preparing yourself for worshiping in Ramadan, organizing your time well and give everyone their due and getting rid of restrictions that impede you from fasting properly in the holy month of Ramadan. * A version of this article appears in print in the 6 March, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Al-Ahram Weekly
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Al-Ahram Weekly
This year's Ramadan surprise in the series 'Spirits in the City' is a night on late Sheikh Sayed Mekkawi - Lectures - Al-Ahram Weekly
American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus History Department Conference Room, 2144 Thurs 27 1-2pm: 'History Hash Outs— Cultural Diplomacy on the Eve of War: The 1939 New York World's Fair", a talk by James J. Fortuna, Associate Lecturer in U.S. History at the University of St Andrews, on Cultural Diplomacy on the Eve of War: The 1939 New York World's Fair. Promoted as the 'last best chance for peace,' the 1939 World's Fair in New York offered foreign governments a platform to showcase their geopolitical perspectives through national pavilions and exhibits. While often dismissed as sites of entertainment or commerce, this talk reveals how the Fair functioned as an international forum where nations used cultural displays to advance foreign policy goals. Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Small Hall Mon 3 March, 9pm: This year's Ramadan surprise in the series "Spirits in the City" is a night whose title is the wit and kindness that we knew the late Sheikh Sayed Mekkawi. The night is titled "The Earth Speaks Arabic", his immortal cry in his era and the eras after him.. And his daughter Amira Sayed Makkawi, and many fans will enlighten the event. A night in the lap of creativity of our master Sheikh Sayed, Egypt's most popular mesaharaty (mobile drummer) in Ramadan. Maqas Maq'd of Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitby (MASQ) Darb Al-Saqia St, behind Qaitbay Mosque, City of the Dead, Tel 01226569944 Thurs 27, 6pm: 'Some Things Never Change' artist Mohamed Abla in conversation with Jaroslaw Dobrowolski. * A version of this article appears in print in the 27 February, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
