Press Release No. 50

21 October 2008

Lecture titled “Indo-African Relations”

at the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, Cairo

October 27, 2008

The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) is organizing a lecture on “Indo-African Relations” by Dr. Samia Abbas, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Middle East News Agency.

Dr. Abbas, a graduate in French, has done Ph.D. from Sourbonne University, France. She has held many positions such as: Joint Supervisor of French Literature, Ain Shams University, Editor of Le Progree Egyptian, MENA correspondent in Senegal, Head of the Diplomatic & Political Section in MENA, Head of Correspondents Dept and Managing Director of MENA. She is currently Deputy Editor-in-Chief of MENA.

The lecture will be held at the Centre’s premises at 23, Talaat Harb St., Downtown, Cairo, at 6 pm on Monday, October 27, 2008. All are cordially invited. For further details, please contact the Centre at: Tel: 23933396 / 23960071; Fax: 23936572; e-mail: macic@indembcairo.com

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