At Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Cairo
Within the framework of its various cultural activities, the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) is organizing a lecture titled "India as I see it" by Dr. Mursi Saad el-Din, Egypt Today's Editor-in-Chief, at 6 pm on Monday - June 12, 2006, in the premises of Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture at 23, Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo.
Dr. Mursi's career began as a journalist with the Egyptian Gazette, after which he was posted as Secretary of the Egyptian Institute in England for 12 years. In London, he won the hearts of many and his reviews of English-language titles used to appear frequently in the local press, becoming one of the most prolific book reviewers of his time. He was the first cultural attaché to be posted to an Egyptian embassy, the first translator of contemporary English literature into Arabic, the first official spokesman of late President Anwar Sadat, the first director of State Information Service and the first architect of the governmental programmes for development of children. He was also founder of the Afro-Asian Pen Club, a prolific author of children's books, a respected columnist of 'Al-Ahram'. He was rewarded in 1995 for his lifetime service to Anglo-Egyptian relations when Queen Elizabeth II decorated as a Commander of the British Empire. He was also the first person to host a show called 'Open Forum' in Nile T.V. At 82 years, he is still actively writing in the press.
The speaker will talk about India and how he sees it.
For further details, please contact the Centre: Tel: 3933396 / 3960071
All are cordially invited.