The ARCE Cairo Center is hosting a new lecture 3-part series, "Introducing Islamic Cairo." The series will explore and examine Islamic Cairo through the PowerPoint presentations of Dr. Tarek Swelim (www.tarekswelim.com). He will show different animated maps, illustrations and photos of the city, relative to its history and architectural masterpieces. This lecture series is not a survey of the Islamic architecture of Cairo, but rather will focus on understanding the great metropolis. Dr. Swelim's aim is to introduce Islamic Cairo to foreigners as well as its local citizens. He will try to provide a better understanding of its glorious times--having been a capital of a great empire for over 650 years.

LECTURE 1: Monday, January 5, 2009
"How the Early Cities of Islamic Egypt (al-Fustat and al-Qata'ie) Developed"

LECTURE 2: Monday, January 12, 2009
"The City of al-Qahira: Layout, History and Architecture"

LECTURE 3: Monday, January 19, 2009
"Al-Qahira: Urban Growth and Architectural Diversity"

All lectures will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the ARCE Cairo Center, 2 Midan Simón Bolívar in Garden City

All three classes may be attended for LE210 for ARCE members, or LE240 for non-members. Individual classes are LE80 for members, LE90 for non-members.

PLEASE NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. For more information, please contact ARCE's program coordinator, Mary Sadek, by phone in Cairo (20 2 2794 8239) or by email.