MARK YOUR CALENDAR-

?? Celebrate Palestinian heritage and art this week at The French Institute of Egypt. The institute has joined hands with music platform and cultural initiative Palestine Music Expo and the UK-based collective Network for Palestine to present Ici la Palestine (Here is Palestine). The event will take place from Wednesday, 9 April until Saturday, 12 April at the institute’s Mounira branch, and from Sunday 13 April to Monday, 14 April at the Alexandria branch. It will include film screenings, exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and Palestinian handcrafts. Entrance to the event is unpaid, and open to the public.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Don’t miss the second edition of the AUC Tahrir CultureFest this weekend: Set to take place from Thursday, April 10 to Saturday, April 12 in the Tahrir Square campus, this year’s edition of the festival celebrates Cairo as a global city, and all the cultures from the different parts of the world it brings together, along with food, exhibitions, a book fair, panel talks, and a bazaar. You can register on the AUC website or at the door for no charge.

Just one day to go until Marwan Pablo hits the stage. The scene-setting rapper will be in concert at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir Campus for the first time to perform El Moftah, a setlist that follows his journey in life and music. The concert will be held on Thursday, April 10 at 8pm. Tickets are available on TicketsMarche.

HAPPENING LATER-

Massar Egbari will hit the stage next Friday in Sheikh Zayed: The band is bringing their signature sound and fan favorites to Teatro Arkan on Friday, 18 April. The concert kicks off at 8pm, and tickets are available now on TicketsMarche.

Debate meets comedy in Downtown Cairo next Tuesday: Comedian Mohamed Halim teams up with The Secret Debate Club for Egypt’s first-ever interactive comedic debate show. The one-of-a-kind performance hits the Rawabet Art Space stage in Downtown Cairo on Tuesday, 15 April at 8pm. Grab your tickets through TicketsMarche.

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