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May 29, 2008

Co-author of "The Israel Lobby" Stephen Walt to Speak at AUC

Stephen Walt, co-author of the "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" will be delivering a lecture at AUC titled "The Israel Lobby in the United States." The lecture is co-sponsored by the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism. More.

Until May 27

"Egypt: Metamorphoses" Photography Exhibition

The Sony Gallery for Photography, in association with the Czech Institute of Egyptology and the Embassy of the Czech Republic, present an exhibition of black and white photographs by Dale Osborn and Kamil Vodera. The photographs span 40 years and document the changing character of the Egyptian desert, Nile riverside, downtown Cairo, and villages swallowed by the sprawling city.

 
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Human Rights Activist John Prendergast Offers Solutions to Failing U.S. Policy in Northeast Africa

“US policies in Africa have had the opposite of their intended effect,” said John Prendergast, human rights activist and AUC distinguished visiting professor. “Luckily, we are on the precipice of an election.” Focusing on counter-terrorism efforts in northeast Africa, Prendergast criticized American leaders for their single-minded focus on terror and their short-sighted and invasive tactics in the region. He also offered suggestions for a more humane and productive US strategy in a speech titled “The Bush Administration’s War on Terror: Implications for Human Rights and Peace in Africa.” More »

Co-author of "The Israel Lobby" Stephen Walt to Speak at AUC

Stephen Walt, co-author of "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" will be speaking at AUC on May 29 at 5:00 pm in Ewart Memorial Hall. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism, a non-profit organization established by journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal to promote the development of Arab journalism. More »

Faculty Highlights

AUC Dean Honored at Research Conference

Medhat Haroun, dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering (SSE), at AUC was honored recently at the university’s annual research conference for his contributions to academic research at the university. More »

AUC Law Professor Selected as Carnegie Scholar

Assistant professor of law at AUC Amr Shalakany has been selected as a Carnegie Scholar by the prestigious Carnegie Corporation of New York for his commitment to investigating new lines of research in modern Egyptian legal history. More »

Community Service

Educating the Educators

For the first time in the Middle East, early literacy classes are being offered to parents and school teachers by AUC’s School of Continuing Education. More »

Moataz Al-Alfi Award Recognizes Service

The Moataz Al-Alfi Family Leadership Award for Philanthropy and Social Innovation was inaugurated at the midyear commencement. More »