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If Moby Dick had a happy ending: Netflix’s animated adventure film, The Sea Beast — directed and co-written by Chris Williams, who also co-directed Moana — brings us another tale of a little girl and the sea. The Sea Beast follows a young orphan girl, with big dreams of becoming a sea monster hunter like her late parents. Her epic adventure begins when she stows away on a famous sea monster hunter’s ship. Their plans take a turn when she befriends one of the enormous water creatures (the Red Bluster) she sought out to destroy, who opens her eyes to the real story of what’s been happening between humans and beasts.The movie has overt themes of environmental conservation that draw a strong parallel to the crises happening in our oceans today.

⚽ Egyptian Premier League: At 6:30pm, Ceramica Cleopatra will play against the Eastern Company while Ghazl El-Mahalla face Smouha at the same time. Later at 9pm, El Gaish will play Al-Ittihad.

French Champions Cup: Last season’s champions, Paris Saint-Germain, face cup champions Nantes for the Super Cup at eight in the evening. We remind you that Nantes signed Egypt striker Mostafa Mohamed on loan from Galatasaray, Turkey.

Arab Cup Under 20: Egypt faces Morocco in the quarter-finals at 6pm. Other cup matches: Saudi Arabia v Yemen (6 pm), Algeria v Tunisia (8pm), and Jordan v Palestine (8pm).

Women’s Euro: England will face Germany in the Women’s European Championship final at Wembley Stadium at 6pm.

Friendlies: Manchester United v Rayo Vallecano (5pm), Marseille v Milan (6pm), Leicester City v Sevilla (7pm), and Liverpool v Strasbourg (8:30pm).

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Estro is a charming Sicillian rooftop restaurant and bar in the heart of Maadi that boasts incredible views of the Cairo skyline — and is a big fan favorite here at Enterprise. Operated by the same owners of popular Maadi watering hole Frank & Co, Estro offers an extensive menu offering a range of authentic Sicilian food, that isn’t drowning in olive oil — which is in itself a rare find in Cairo. The dinner menu includes a large appetizer section with a selection of bruschettas, from the classic tomato and basil and other quintessential pairings like buffalo mozzarella and sundried tomato pesto. Pasta lovers will be pleased to know that they serve every type of pasta from ravioli to rigatoni, but the carnivorous among you can indulge in one of the best steaks we’ve had in the city. It’s also a great spot for picky eaters or those with dietary restrictions — the menu clearly indicates dishes with nuts and includes vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian dishes. The restaurant also serves breakfast daily from 9 am to 1pm, the most interesting item that encapsulates Egyptian-Italian fusion is the truffle foul with basil and croutons.

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A night where anything goes: Room New Cairo is hosting Irtigalia at 9 pm, a live improvised, unscripted, interactive comedy theater performance, where the audience gets to dictate and participate in the show.

Cairopolitan is back for the third consecutive year, with a month-long exhibition of over 300 pieces of art designed by a diverse range of artists from Egypt and beyond.

Rock fans, it’s your lucky night: Tribute band The Bends is performing Radiohead hits at 9pm tonight at Cairo Jazz Club, followed by a performance by Porcupine Tree tribute band, Radioactive Toy.

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Original Letters From India by Eliza Fay offers a rare account of a woman’s travels across the vast British Empire. Her collection of letters (which she addressed to “My Dear Friends” or “My Dear Sister”) were discovered and published by E. M. Forster in 1925. They document the then 23-year-old Fay’s 12-month journey from Dover to India that took her through Europe, up the Nile, and across Egypt’s desert and the Indian Ocean in 1779. Traveling with her husband, the newlyweds finally reached India, where her husband quickly racked up quite a pile of debt from wagering (which led them both of them being imprisoned for over a year), and fathered an illegitimate child. Upon her release, she left her husband and returned to England, but later made the trip back to India three times, importing Muslin and other goods.

One letter details her adventures in Egypt: “I never could have thought my constitution was so strong. I bore the fatigues of the desert, like a Lion … We have been pillaged of almost everything, by the Arabs.” Little is known about Fay’s last 20 years, other than that having been quite an unsuccessful businesswoman, she died destitute in Calcutta. Despite her sad ending, Fay had quite an exceptionally eventful life for a woman of her time.