This article deals with the work of a prominent personality from Egypt's cultural and literary community, Tawfiq al-Hakim, who was instrumental in establishing Egyptian drama. he was one of the fist defenders of folk literature and the Thousand and One Nights in Egyptian history, thus playing a crucial role in the incorporation of popular literature into modern pieces of writing. The essay covers al-Hakim's relationship with folk literature from his early childhood to his literary period as an author. Great emphasis in placed on an analysis and literary critique of his most famous play, the Shahrazad, which was inspired by a collection of folk storie. A collaborative novel that he wrote in conjunction with another influential Egyptian writer, Taha Husayn, is also mentioned., Katarína Kobzošová., and Obsahuje bibliografii
The tradition of International Congresses of Historical Sciences started in 1900. Except during the World War I and World War II, it has been held 21 times so far. Being the most influential academic activity of historical sciences, it enjoys a reputation of the “Olympics of Historical Sciences”. From 23 to 29 August, 2015, the 22nd ICHS was held in Jinan, China. It was the first time for the Congress to be held in Asia. The event, hosted by the International Committee of Historical Sciences, was organized by the Association of Chinese Historians and Shandong University. The Congress included four major themes: “China from Global Perspectives”, “Historicizing Emotions”, “Revolutions in World History: Comparisons and Connections” and “Digital Turn in History”. There were also a series of academic activities such as specialized theme discussions, joint sessions, round tables, evening discussions, and poster session for post- graduate and PhD students etc. Over 2000 historians from all over the world participated in those activities including 15 Czech historians from the Institute of History of the CAS, the Institute of Contemporary History of the CAS, Charles University, University of Pardubice and Palacký University Olomouc. and Jaroslav Pánek.
The 9th annual Science and Technology Week was organized for the public by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on November 2-8, 2009 and it took place in Brno, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Ostrava, Plzeň and Praha. The program included speeches by scientific professionals, presentations of noteworthy experiments, workshops, non-traditional exhibitions, science cafés, and visits to laboratories and academic workplaces. Science and Technology Week is one of the largest science communication efforts which presents the latest scientific achievements and results of current research. and Luděk Svoboda.