Commenting on recent bombings in Iraq, Professor Abdullah al-Ashaal claims that it is related to U.S. plans for withdraw from Iraq.
Suicide Bomber Kills Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq
(Voice of America)
February 1, 2010

Michael Kagan, senior fellow in human rights law at AUC, argues that building walls and barriers do not prevent migrants and asylum seekers from reaching their destinations; instead, they usually make the journey more dangerous, increasing the number of deaths.
Israel’s Plan to Stem African Immigration: Wall on Egypt’s Border
(The Christian Science Monitor)
January 11, 2010

Salima Ikram explains the importance of a workers’ tomb near the pyramids, which reveals that the pyramids may have been built by workers, not slaves.
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(AUC News and Events)
January 10, 2010

Professor Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad, the newest member of AUC’s Board of Trustees and president of the University of Qatar, has played a key role in the reform of primary, secondary and private education in Qatar.
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(AUC News and Events)
January 3, 2010

Professor Walid Kazziha states that it is unlikely that Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a member of AUC's Board of Trustees, will seek the presidency in Egypt in 2011.
Tough Election Challenge to Mubarak Unlikely in 2011
(Telegraph)
December 9, 2009

Mona Eltahawy, an award-winning New York-based journalist, commentator and international lecturer on Arab and Muslim issues, is profiled in the current issue of Egypt Today. Eltahawy's columns appear regularly in major publications including The Washington Post and The International Herald Tribune, and she is a frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC and BBC.
Mona Eltahawy
(Egypt Today)
December 1, 2009

AUC engineering students received first prize at the International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility for their project on assistive technologies for individuals on the autism spectrum. The paper presents the research project that the students contributed to as part of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Laboratory.
AUC Students Awarded First Prize for Emotion Recognition Project
(AUC News and Events)
November 16, 2009

The Christian Science Monitor blog highlights AUC’s historic move to New Cairo and the development potential of that area.
Egypt: American University Opens in Desert. New Cairo to Follow?
(The Christian Science Monitor, Global News Blog)
October 26, 2009

Professor Salah Arafa has been selected Man of the Year for Environment and Development by the Society of Writers on Environment and Development. Arafa, a physics professor at AUC, researches how to utilize natural resources to create eco-friendly communities in rural villages, which will develop capacity and competency for residents of rural areas. One of Arafa's projects – Basaisa - has gained wide recognition as a model for successful sustainable development projects in Egypt.
Professor Salah Arafa Selected Man of the Year
(AUC News and Events)
October 26, 2009

Participating in a dialogue with the president of Yale University, Queen Rania Al Abdullah praised U.S. President Barack Obama's handling of Middle East peace efforts and she also urged Palestinians and Israelis to work together to achieve peace.
Queen of Jordan Promotes Peace
(Yale Daily News)
September 23, 2009

As President Obama prepares to chair a UN Security Council meeting on nuclear nonproliferation, Ambassador Nabil Fahmy writes on the role the Security Council can play in changing the way the world deals with the nuclear issue.
A Clear Path Forward for the UN on Nuclear Disarmament
(The Huffington post)
September 22, 2009

Professor Walid Kazziha notes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Hosni Mubarak is aimed to “ease pressure on Israeli settlement issue.”
Egyptian President Meets Israeli Leader to Discuss Settlements, Prisoner Release
(Voice of America)
September 13, 2009

Kenneth H. Bacon, a member of the AUC Board of Trustees since 2003 and president of Refugees International, died Saturday at age 64 from complications of melanoama.
Kenneth Bacon dies at 64
(Politico)
August 16, 2009

The AUC-QU Journalism Boot Camp brings together American journalism students with their counterparts from AUC and Qatar University. It offers a first-hand, in-depth understanding of the modern Arab world, Islam and American policy in the region.
Journalism Boot Camp
(The Huffington Post)
July 22, 2009

President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, visited AUC's New Cairo Campus to discuss collaboration between AUC and universities in the Dominican Republic, as well as the importance of science and technology and the globalization of education.
Dominican President Visits AUC
(Daily News, Egypt)
July 19, 2009

Political Science Professor Mustapha Al Sayyid notes the system is highly personalized and who will become the next president may be decided by a small group of individuals.
Egyptians Looking for Clues about their President’s Plans
(The New York Times)
July 9, 2009

AUC announces the establishment of a School of Business – the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East – as well as naming its founding dean. The school is being established to develop and enhance the capacity of individuals, firms and communities to build value and create prosperity in Egypt and around the world.
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(AUC News and Events)
July 5, 2009

AUC’s New Cairo Campus has received the Special Award at the Urban Land Institute 2009 Awards for Excellence: Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) competition. According to the Institute, the new campus is “designed to be a tool and stimulus in itself for learning and to anchor community development around the university.”
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(AUC News and Events)
July 1, 2009

Professor Rasha Abdulla reveals that less than one percent of the content on the Internet is written in Arabic, which she notes is “dismal.”
Search Engine Helps Users Connect in Arabic
(NPR)
June 30, 2009

AUC announced the appointment of former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Daniel C. Kurtzer as a member of its Board of Trustees. Kurtzer, the S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, served as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001.
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(AUC News and Events)
June 23, 2009

Professor Madiha el-Safty comments on women's roles and rights in the Egyptian society, highlighting deeper cultural problems.
Covered Up, and Harassed, in Cairo
(The New York Times)
June 23, 2009

The local and international media spoke with AUC faculty, students and administrators on the recent visit and speech by U.S. President Barack Obama.
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(AUC News and Events)
June 4, 2009

Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy has been named to lead AUC’s new School of Public Affairs (SPA) established to develop and enhance the capacity of individuals, governments, and NGOs to respond to the challenges and opportunities of the future.
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(AUC News and Events)
May 28, 2009

Global Post - an Internet journalism site devoted exclusively to international news and related content - features AUC's New Cairo Campus.
From the People Who Brought You the Pyramids...
(Global Post)
May 24, 2009

Great Decisions, the award winning television series broadcast on PBS stations in the United States, interviewed AUC professors, students and alumni, including the former Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Nabil Fahmy, and award-winning syndicated columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues, Mona Eltahawy.
From Pharaohs to Facebook: Egypt Today
(Great Decisions, PBS)
April 26, 2009

AUC President David Arnold visited Qatar recently to attend the alumni gathering where he held several interviews with editors of prominent newspapers discussing AUC’s move to the New Cairo Campus, the role of AUC alumni in the region and AUC’s collaboration with educational institutions in Qatar.
President David Arnold's Trip to Doha
(AUC News and Events)
April 22, 2009

AUC’s performing and visual arts department inaugurates the Malak Gabr Arts Theater on the New Cairo Campus with Molière’s classic tale of pre-marital mishaps, The School for Wives, staged by AUC theater faculty and students.
AUC Reinvents ‘School for Wives’ at New Campus
(Daily News, Egypt)
April 6, 2009

As part of its public outreach program for the International Year of Astronomy, former NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman and former director of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute Robert Williams spoke recently at AUC on their experiences in space and on the new discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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(AUC News and Events)
March 30, 2009

Professor Lawrence Pintak discusses U.S. President Barack Obama’s attempts to bridge the gap between the East and West by reaching out to Muslims, saying that the Obama administration still has to “follow up with real engagement.”
Obama Starts Well with Muslims But Must Do More
(The Christian Science Monitor)
March 16, 2009

President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre and AUC alumnus David Malone spoke at AUC recently on the international food crisis and noted that while the cases are not definite, most experts agree on several theories.
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(AUC News and Events)
March 5, 2009

Professor Walid Kazziha comments on the anti-Iranian organization aiming to base its new headquarters in Egypt - arguing that this could terminate any reconciliation efforts between both countries.
Anti-Iran Group Seeks Base in Egypt
(The Jerusalem Post)
February 22, 2009

Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former British ambassador to the United Nations and Britain’s special envoy to Iraq from 2003 to 2004, was the guest speaker at the 2009 Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture.
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(AUC News and Events)
February 18, 2009

U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs delivered an English Public Lecture at AUC titled "From World Crisis to Sustainable Development: Priorities for Global Cooperation," emphasizing the crucial role academic institutions need to play in confronting the challenges of sustainable development.
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(AUC News and Events)
February 10, 2009

Egypt's First Lady and AUC alumna Suzanne Mubarak officially inaugurated AUC's New Cairo Campus on February 7, 2009, marking a new era in the university’s history.
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(AUC News and Events)
February 8, 2009

AUC Professor Lawrence Pintak comments on U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to be interviewed by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel -- "The U.S. sees Al-Arabiya as a friendly Arab channel, whereas they see Al-Jazeera as confrontational."
Obama Tells Arabic Network US is 'Not Your Enemy'
(International Herald Tribune)
January 27, 2009

AUC Professor Lawrence Pintak examines the coverage of the war on Gaza in the both the U.S. and Arab media -- "Balance is the goal of any quality news organization. But in the U.S., the quest for balance in this complex and highly-charged conflict has sometimes seemed contrived."
Borderless Journalism in Gaza
(Columbia Journalism Review)
January 22, 2009

AUCians for Gaza is a campaign launched by the American University in Cairo students to collect donations in cooperation with the Arab Doctors’ Union which will then send the supplies to Gaza.
Special Mission Officers on Call
(Daily News, Egypt)
January 5, 2009

Professor Hussein Amin comments on the new generation of young Islamic preachers.
Preaching Moderate Islam and Becoming a TV Star
(The New York Times)
January 2, 2009

Coverage of lecture by Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University on the Bush administration's war on terror and the Cold War in the Middle East.
Khalidi Says Americans Did Well to Ignore Slurs
(Reuters)
December 17, 2008

Op-ed by Professor Emeritus Abdallah Schleifer on the shoe-throwing incident in Iraq.
Bush and the Flying Shoes
(Daily News, Egypt)
December 16, 2008

Michael Kagan, senior fellow at the Department of Law, comments on the Egyptian law against migrants.
Dangerous Trek to Israel for African refugees
(San Francisco Chronicle)
December 7, 2008

Queen Rania of Jordan's YouTube channel has been awarded YouTube's first Visionary Award, created to recognize people who use the site as a platform for "positive social change."
The Queen of Campaigns
(The Independent)
December 2, 2008

AUC Professor Abdallah Schliefer discusses the policy report titled “Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World” -- signed by the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Leadership Group -- that calls on President-elect Obama to improve U.S.-Muslim relations.
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(AUC News and Events)
November 27, 2008

Michael Kagan, senior fellow at the Department of Law, comments on the recent killings of refugees trying to cross the Egyptian-Israeli border.
Human Rights Watch Faults Egypt's 'Shoot-to-Stop' Policy
(The Christian Science Monitor)
November 13, 2008

AUC professors discuss how the global financial crisis will affect Egypt's economic status.
Prospect of Slowdown in Egypt Leaves More Questions than Answers
(Daily News, Egypt)
November 9, 2008

Political Science Professor Walid Kazziha looks at how new U.S. President Barack Obama's backgound should make him more responsive to the concerns of non-Americans.
Obama's Tone Welcome in Middle East, Change Needs Time
(Reuters)
November 6, 2008

Political Science Professor Heba Raouf Ezzat comments on sexual harassment in Egypt and the recent case filed against a 30-year-old man.
In Cairo, a Groping Case Ends in a Prison Sentence
(The New York Times Blog, The Lede)
October 23, 2008

As part of a project organized by AUC's Kamal Adham Center for Journalism Training and Research, eight Egyptian bloggers are covering the U.S. presidential elections in an online blog. "Blogging the American Election" is part of a year-long project designed to enhance online journalism in Egypt and the Arab World.
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(AUC News and Events)
October 17, 2008

The John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement co-hosted a conference with the Talloires Network of Universities with an initiative to launch a regional network of Arab universities dedicated to promoting civic engagement in their campuses as well as initiate an in-depth regional study of youth civic engagement within the realm of higher education.
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(AUC News and Events)
October 13, 2008

AUC and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania have partnered to design and implement a certificate program that will teach business management skills to female entrepreneurs. The program is part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 women initiative.
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(AUC News and Events)
October 12, 2008

Lisa Anderson talks about the challenges ahead for AUC, her interest in Egypt and the Middle East, and her academic vision as AUC's new provost.
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(AUC News and Events)
October 1, 2008

Sociology professor Mona Abaza comments on the reasons behind the marriage crisis in Egypt, citing not only economic problems but also a new consumer culture.
Egyptian TV Show Gives Away Homes
(BBC)
September 30, 2008

New AUC Provost Lisa Anderson talks about her interest in the region and distinguished record as a scholar, as well as her academic vision for AUC.
A New Provost on a New Campus
(Daily News, Egypt)
September 19, 2008

Sociology Professor Mona Abaza looks at how the hijab has transformed itself from a symbol of piety into a cultural mechanism, a political statement, and finally, a fashion trend.
The Multiple Shades of Hijab
(Al Jazeera English)
September 16, 2008

AUC Provost Lisa Anderson comments on the positive experiences by participants in the U.S. State Department's Youth Exchange and Study (YES), a program that sends teens from Muslim countries worldwide on one-year scholarships to high schools across the United States.
Muslim Students Say YES to the U.S.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
September 16, 2008

The AUC Press celebrated the opening of the new AUC Press Bookstore, the leading English-language bookstore in Egypt and the region, with a selection of more than 20,000 titles. The AUC Bookstores have been providing the highest quality of services to AUC students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the wider English speaking community of Cairo for more than 20 years.
New AUC Bookstore Opens
(Daily News, Egypt)
September 3, 2008

The National examines the role of charity and talks to Karim Shalaby, philanthropy adviser at AUC’s John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, who believes that there is a blooming of charitable foundations because people are now looking beyond simply giving money and have taken a higher level of responsibility for their giving.
Charity Begins at Home
(The National)
August 30, 2008

54 new students entering AUC as part of the Leadership for Education and Development (LEAD) scholarship program were welcomed at a reception attended by AUC President David Arnold, U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey and USAID Egypt Director Bambi Arellano. Currently in its fifth year, the LEAD program offers full tuition scholarships to one male and one female student from each of Egypt's 27 governorates.
AUC Welcomes 54 Scholarship Students
(Daily News, Egypt)
August 28, 2008

Gamal Soltan, visiting professor of political science, on Egypt's changing policy toward Hamas, the Middle East peace process and the need reconcile opposing Palestinian factions.
Containing Hamas is No Piece of Cake
(The Daily Star, Lebanon)
August 27, 2008

AUC provost and prominent scholar on the Middle East and North Africa Lisa Anderson comments on the motives behind a recent rally speech by Saif Gaddafi, Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's most influential son.
Gaddafi's Son, and Likely Successor, Plans a Time Out
(The Washington Post)
August 23, 2008

Raghda El Ebrashi, '04, '06 founder of Alashanek Ya Balady Association for Sustainable Development, is the first Egyptian and one of 20 young social entrepreneurs around the world to be awarded the 2008-9 YouthActionNet Global Fellowship.
Award-winning El Ebrashi Stresses that Egypt Needs Development, not Charity
(Daily News, Egypt)
August 22, 2008

Journalism and mass communication department chair Naila Hamdy comments on a new draft law being prepared by the Egyptian government that will affect audio-visual media. If implemented, the law will set the standard for other Arab governments seeking to silence opposition voices on televisions and computer screens across the region.
Egypt faces new media censorship
(Al Jazeera.net)
August 7, 2008

Al-Ahram Weekly looks at the environmentally-friendly, desert-appropriate architectural and landscaping standards on AUC's new campus, as well as the innovative environmental measures used that make it a model of responsible development.
Campus Ecology
(Al Ahram Weekly)
August 7, 2008

Philippe Fargues, director of AUC's Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, comments that unemployment in Egypt is more common among the educated and that 12-15 percent of college graduates are unemployed.
Young, Schooled, and Stuck
(The Huffington Post)
July 30, 2008

Richard Tutwiler, director of the Desert Development Center at AUC, said that Egypt is establishing an estimated 200,000 acres of farmland in the desert each year, even as it loses 60,000 acres of its best farmland to urbanization. “It’s sand,” he adds. “It’s not the world’s most fertile soil.”
Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water
(The New York Times)
July 21, 2008

Hisham El Khazindar, managing director of Citadel Capital, partnered with AUC management professors Ahmed Tolba and Eskander Tooma to found El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC).
New Research Center to Produce ‘Relevant’ Business Case Studies
(Daily News, Egypt)
July 15, 2008

AUC announced the appointment of Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin, former chairman of the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zone (GAFI), to its Board of Trustees.
GAFI’s Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin Named to AUC Board of Trustees
(Daily News, Egypt)
June 29, 2008

AUC signed a protocol with Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi to support AUC’s intended Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering and Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum and energy engineering.
Protocol with Petroleum Minister to Support New Engineering Major
(AUC News and Events)
June 20, 2008

AUC honored 362 students at its 85th annual undergraduate ceremony. The keynote speaker at the event was James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, who was also awarded an honorary degree.
James Zogby Looks at the Bright Side of America
(Daily News, Egypt)
June 20, 2008

Review of “Cairo Modern,” written by Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz in 1945 and translated into English for the first time by The AUC Press this year.
In Egypt at Crossroads, a Faustian Arrangement
(The New York Times)
June 19, 2008

Director of the Kamal Adham Center for Journalism Training and Research Lawrence Pintak and Jeremy Ginges of the New School for Social Research in New York surveyed 601 journalists in 13 Arab countries in North Africa, the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, on their attitudes, values, views on international issues and much more.
Survey Finds Arab Journalists Seek Democratic Change
(AUC News and Events)
June 15, 2008

AUC has announced plans to renovate its historic downtown buildings in Tahrir Square following the move to its new campus in New Cairo.
American University in Cairo to Restore Historic Downtown Buildings
(PR-Inside, AP)
June 10, 2008

Speech by David Arnold at Google titled “Higher Education in the Middle East and the Next Generation of Arab Leaders.” The talk focused on how the face of higher education in the Middle East is rapidly changing with the establishment of new US campuses.
Higher Education in the Middle East and the Next Generation of Arab Leaders
(YouTube)
May 22, 2008

National Public Radio (NPR) program on the architectural and environmental design of AUC’s new campus.
University Creates Student Oasis in Egypt's Desert
(National Public Radio)
May 11, 2008

President David Arnold discusses the role of American education in the Middle East.
A U.S. Export that could Lift the Middle East: Education
(USA Today)
April 24, 2008

Former U.S. President and Nobel prize winner Jimmy Carter delivered a lecture at AUC during his time in Cairo as part of a trip to the Middle East to help ease tension in the region.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Shares Hopes for Peace in Middle East at AUC
(AUC News and Events)
April 17, 2008

Professor Lisa Anderson, a specialist on politics in the Middle East and North Africa, has been appointed the university’s new provost.
Columbia Professor Lisa Anderson Named AUC Provost
(AUC News and Events)
April 15, 2008

President of the Arab American Institute James Zogby delivered an English public lecture at AUC about the impact of the U.S. presidential elections on Middle East Policy.
President of Arab American Institute Dissects U.S. Elections
(Click on the link for full story and media coverage)
April 8, 2008

President David Arnold spoke to Arab News about the move to the new campus, AUC’s recent collaboration with KAUST and the quality of education offered at AUC.
‘There Are Many Ahmed Zewails Waiting to Be Discovered’
(Arab News)
April 7, 2008

Renowned author, anthropologist and author Amitav Ghosh delivered a lecture at AUC about the circumstances leading up to his writing “In An Antique Land.”
Author Recounts Novel-Writing Experience
(Click on the link for full story and media coverage)
April 2, 2008

Professor Emeritus Abdallah Schleifer on Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa: "He's been on the cutting edge of what young people are dealing with who are orthodox, or want to be, but are very influenced by the West."
Egypt's Grand Mufti Counters the Tide of Islamic Extremism
(U.S. News & World Report)
April 1, 2008

President David Arnold spoke with Business Today, Egypt on AUC’s move to its new campus and the increasing number of international student applications.
Educating the Future
(Business Today)
April 1, 2008

Professor Naila Hamdy on the controversial Dutch film Fitna: The film will not “go unnoticed by any means.”
Egypt's Grand Imam Warns of 'Severe Consequences'
(Mennasat)
March 28, 2008

Director of the Center for Electronic Journalism Lawrence Pintak discusses the Israeli boycott of the Qatari-based channel Al Jazeera. Post Global is a joint venture between Newsweek and the Washington Post, and is edited by David Ignatius and Fareed Zakaria.
Ignoring Al Jazeera
(Post Global)
March 26, 2008

In a speech at Georgetown University, AUC President David Arnold urged deeper recognition of the role of higher education in generating societal reforms in the Middle East.
Mideast Wealth Lies in Educating Youth
(Middle East Times)
March 24, 2008

This summer, AUC will relocate from its current nine-acre campus in downtown Cairo to a new 260-acre, $400-million campus in New Cairo.
New Campus, in New Cairo
(Inside Higher Ed.)
March 13, 2008

AUC and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will create a business and management certificate program funded by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as part of its newly launched 10,000 Women initiative.
16 Universities Join in $100-Million Business-Education Program for Underserved Women
(Click on the link above for full story and media coverage)
March 6, 2008

Mahmoud Wael, the youngest student ever to enroll at AUC, is a nine year old with an IQ of 155. He has recently been in the local limelight as the youngest mathematical genius in the country.
Whiz Kid
(Egypt Today)
March 1, 2008

AUC alumnus and Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright looked at the reasons why well-educated, young men turn to Al Qaeda and predicted its inevitable failure in a lecture at AUC titled “Al-Qaeda: Past, Present and Future.”
‘Siege’ Author Dissects Al-Qaeda
(Daily News, Egypt)
February 28, 2008

The Sundance Channel will premiere "On the Road in America," a 12-part documentary series that follows four young Arabs as they travel across the United States, including AUC accounting student Ali Amr.
Sundance Channel to Premiere 'On the Road in America'
(The Earth Times)
February 19, 2008

Lawrence Pintak looks at the US’s struggling efforts to resuscitate its public diplomacy infrastructure in the Middle East following the attacks of September 11.
Communication Breakdown: Losing the War of Ideas
(American Abroad Media)
February 11, 2008

Review of Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany’s "Chicago." The novel’s English-language edition, published by The AUC Press, will be released internationally this month.
Al Aswany: Drilling for the Truth
(Time Magazine)
February 8, 2008

In the U.S. magazine Liberal Education, USAID's Mark Ward makes the case for American universities as engines of development in the Middle East.
The Importance of International Education to Development in the Middle East
(Liberal Education)
February 1, 2008

Certain policy changes need to take place to achieve a free press in the Middle East. Lawrence Pintak points out that long-term training and education programmes for Arab journalists, and not just symbolic short conferences, is essential.
EU Should Deepen Commitment to Free Press in the Middle East
(EU Observer)
January 29, 2008

Surin Pitsuwan is set to embark on a new career as secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Surin Pitsuwan Leads ASEAN Towards New Era
(ANTARA News)
January 23, 2008

Salima Ikram believes that a recently discovered tomb gives an insight into the strata of Egyptian society and a sense of the people who are not a part of the uppermost echelons.
Rare Middle-Class Tomb Found from Ancient Egypt
(Kazinform - Astana, Kazakhstan)
January 22, 2008

Lawrence Pintak looks back at a year of troubling trends for journalism in the Arab region.
Taking Stock: Arab Media in 2007
(ISN Security Watch, Zurich)
January 21, 2008

AUC's John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation in Dubai organized a regional conference titled "From Charity to Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy" to jumpstart structured philanthropy in the region.
Regional Philanthropists Explore Ways to Deepen Impact of Philanthropy on Society
(AME.Info)
January 21, 2008

AUC's Desert Development Center has rented a house in Abu Minqar, 404 miles southwest of Cairo, to study the village's social patterns.
Sahara Farming Village Struggles for Survival
(National Geographic)
January 8, 2008

Review of AUC alumni Juan Cole's book "Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East."
Freedom at Gunpoint
(The New York Times)
January 6, 2008

Professor Emeritus Abdallah Schleifer notes that "Qatar became immensely popular during the 2003 war, because of Jazeera — despite the fact that the planning for the war was all taking place at Centcom, in Qatar."
Al-Jazeera Treating Saudis with Kid Gloves
(Chicago Tribune)
January 5, 2008

Columnist and AUC alumna Mona Eltahawy ’90, ‘92 on the detention of Saudi Arabian blogger Fouad al-Farhan.
Blogging in the Arab World
(Agence Global)
January 4, 2008

Boston University students learned about some archaeological sites and tombs of Egypt through three-dimensional models developed by the Theban Mapping Project, based at AUC.
'Immersive Education' Submerges Students in Online Worlds Made for Learning
(The Chronicle of Higher Education)
December 21, 2007

Experts from the Desert Development Center comment on the reclamation project in Abu-Minqar, 404 miles southwest of Cairo.
Egypt Working to Reclaim the Desert
(San Francisco Chronicle)
December 19, 2007

Mark Linz on Khaled Al Khamisi’s novel "Taxi" and its portrayal of society and politics in Egypt.
From Behind the Wheel, A Frank View of Cairo
(The Christian Science Monitor)
December 13, 2007

Boston University students have learned about some archaeological sites and tombs of Egypt through three-dimensional models developed by the Theban Mapping Project, based at AUC.
Project to Build Virtual Learning Platform Within Popular Online Worlds Wins Financial Support
(The Chronicle of Higher Education)
December 10, 2007

Director of the Middle East Studies Program Joel Beinin and Professor Mohammed Kamel al-Sayyid comment on the latest labor strike by Egyptian tax collectors.
Egypt's Economic Reform Meets Unprecedented Wave of Labor Resistance
(The Christian Science Monitor)
December 7, 2007

Author Hans Küng delivered a lecture at AUC titled "The Challenges to Islam, Christianity and Judaism in Today’s Global Crisis."
An Audience with Hans Küng
(Daily News, Egypt)
December 5, 2007

Moez Masoud, a young Muslim preacher who is using satellite television to promote a tolerant brand of Islam, is becoming an influential star among youth from "a middle-class full of yearning," says Schleifer.
Younger Muslims Tune in to Upbeat Religious Message
(The Washington Post)
December 2, 2007

Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland (1990-1997) and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002), delivered the Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture at AUC titled "The Challenge of Making Human Rights Central to Peace and Development."
Former Irish President Mary Robinson Speaks at AUC
(Daily News, Egypt)
November 26, 2007

Al Jazeera’s London bureau chief and chief investigative correspondent Yosri Fouda delivered a lecture at AUC titled “Covering Al Qaeda: Reality and Spin Doctoring.”
Al-Jazeera’s Yosri Fouda Speaks on Al-Qaeda at AUC
(Daily News, Egypt)
November 20, 2007

The Los Angeles Times editorial board recently spoke with President David Arnold on politics, education and AUC’s role in the Middle East.
Egypt's Race between Education and Catastrophe
(Los Angeles Times)
November 7, 2007

AUC launches the Nadhmi Auchi Fellowship for Young Arab leaders, a fellowship dedicated to developing the skills of Arab youth in institutional management and leadership.
Auchi Launches Fellowship for Young Arab Leaders
(Middle East Online)
October 31, 2007

Sameh Naguib says current latest labor unrest "is the largest, most militant strike wave since the 1940s. . .The question is how this labor movement may play into a larger democratic movement against the government."
Discontent Among Egypt's Workers
(Los Angeles Times)
October 27, 2007

Salima Ikram on the newly discovered canal at an Aswan rock quarry that experts believe used to help float some of ancient Egypt's largest stone monuments to the Nile River.
Canal Linking Ancient Egypt Quarry to Nile Found
(National Geographic News)
October 24, 2007

In a speech to members of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council last week, AUC President David Arnold defended "a free and open academic environment that allows all sides to come together, express divergent views, express them passionately, without reservation, judgment or fear of punishment."
President of the American University in Cairo Promotes 'New Generation of Leaders'
(PRNewswire-USNewswire)
October 22, 2007

Director of the Middle East Studies Program Joel Beinin discusses Egypt's crackdown on the Egyptian Press and the position of the United States on this issue.
Critics Battle Egypt's Media Gag
(Melbourne Age, Australia)
October 13, 2007