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  February 5, 2024

  Sexual Harassment Education: How Different Are We?

  Recently honored by Times Higher Education for the Msh Zanbik project, Professor Jillian Campana examines cross-cultural differences in sexu...

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  November 19, 2023

  Msh Zanbik Anti-Sexual Harassment Arts Project Awarded by Times Higher Education

  Msh Zanbik initiative received the Research Project of the Year award.

  Arts and Culture
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  May 26, 2021

  How Can We Create Safe, Inclusive and Diverse Workplaces?

  This week's SpeakUp Dialog Series invited guests to discuss how to make the workplace a more inclusive environment. Sherif Kamel Dean,...

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  April 20, 2021

  Sexual Harassment 101 Through Radio Ads

  In a survey conducted by UN Women, more than 99% of Egyptian women and girls surveyed said that they had experienced some type of sexual har...

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  March 31, 2021

  Speaking Up and Saving Lives: How to Take Action When Witnessing Sexual Harassment

  We witnessed a bold act of bravery a few weeks ago when a woman stood up to a child harasser in Cairo's Maadi neighborhood, exposing&nb...

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  March 31, 2021

  Unleash Your Voice Competition Winners

  In light of the movement to combat sexual harassment in the country and on university campuses, AUC's student-led Debate Society held the Un...

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  March 17, 2021

  Unleash Your Voice: Q&A with Youssef Hashem

  AUC’s Debate Society, a student-led organization, is holding one of its biggest events yet – discussing the influence of state and society o...

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  March 2, 2021

  Msh Zanbik: Play Exploring Sexual Harassment Showing Soon

  Msh Zanbik, formerly known as You-W-Ana Too, is hitting the stage at AUC on March 22. Months in the making by AUC students, faculty and alum...

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  February 8, 2021

  First Custom-Built, Anti-Sexual Harassment Training Launched

  Recently, the University launched the first phase of its online anti-sexual harassment training, becoming the first Universit...

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  January 26, 2021

  Debating the Portrayals of Gender in Media and Film in SpeakUp Dialog Series

  Is the media harming women?   At last week's AUC SpeakUp Dialog Series, "Do Portrayals of Gender in Media and Film Reflect Real...

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  December 22, 2020

  AUC Discusses Gender Norms and Upbringing in SpeakUp Dialog Series

  "Upbringing starts with the image a woman has of herself. It's how you see yourself that will reflect on how you bring up your children," sa...

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  October 18, 2020

  Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp in Action

  Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation #AUCSpeakUp in Action provided updates about the #AUCSpeakUp initiative, including outcomes of the recen...

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  November 29, 2020

  You, W-Ana Too: Exploring Sexual Harassment from Multiple Perspectives

  AUC’s Theatre Program is looking to cast actors for the upcoming production, You W-Ana Too, a play that explores the issue of sexual ha...

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  November 24, 2020

  How Can We Combat Harassment and Why Should We Care? Launching the AUC SpeakUp Dialog Series

  “The hardest problems to solve are those that we find too shameful even to name or to admit exist,” said President Francis Ricciardone in hi...

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  November 17, 2020

  Engaging Anti-Harassment Community Dialog

  As part of its #AUCSpeakUp initiative, the University is launching a Dialog Series in partnership with a number of institutions and promin...

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  November 10, 2020

  'To All Women: It’s Time to Unleash Our Power'

  For business administration student Malak El Menyawi, the ABZ case as well as Nadeen Ashraf's @AssaultPolice were the main tr...

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  October 18, 2020

  Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp in Action

  Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation #AUCSpeakUp in Action provided updates about the #AUCSpeakUp initiative, including outcomes of the recen...

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  October 13, 2020

  ‘It Resonates with Me as a Woman’ — Sarrah Abdelrahman ‘11 on Healing from Harassment

  Maintaining her Instagram account's good vibes is a goal, but it didn't stop Sarrah Abdelrahman '11 from voicing out her opinion a...

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  October 6, 2020

  "I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder

  For philosophy senior Nadeen Ashraf, being a full-time student doesn't mean she won't have time to be at the forefront of a movement that's ...

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  September 29, 2020

  AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity

  With the aim of combating sexual harassment and safeguarding its community, AUC established the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on Augu...

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  September 16, 2020

  Anti-Harassment Training Continues

  As part of the AUCSpeakUp initiative to maintain a safe campus, the University launched mandatory anti-harassment training for every member ...

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  September 8, 2020

  Anti-Harassment Training Begins with University Leadership

  As part of the AUCSpeakUp initiative to maintain a safe campus, the University launched mandatory anti-harassment training for every member ...

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  July 26, 2020

  Changing Cultures and Promoting Policies: A Virtual Discussion on Combating Sexual Harassment with Maya Morsy

  AUC hosted Morsy along with President Francis Ricciardone and moderator Amina Khairy '87, writer, columnist and features editor at Independe...

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  July 19, 2020

  Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp

  Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation centered on AUC’s Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy. Senior administration talked about the ...

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Outcome of Misconduct Investigation

On September 5, the Office of Institutional Equity opened an investigation in response to reports that a group of current and former AUC students shared explicit photos of women on a WhatsApp group.

Update on Misconduct Investigation

The University is aware of the recent social media posts shared over the weekend.

Misconduct Investigation

The University is aware of several social media posts that contain allegations of serious misconduct among a WhatsApp group of alumni and possibly current students.

Fatma Khafagy (MA '77)

Coordinator of Arab Women Network for Parity and Solidarity (Tha’era)

One woman shouldn’t be working on her own. Women should work together. When they do, they create change.

Sara Aziz

Founder and President, Safe Kids

Upbringing starts with the image a woman has of herself. It's how you see yourself that will reflect on how you bring up your children.

Sarrah Abdelrahman '11

Actress

Violence against women in all forms has always moved me because it resonates with me as a woman. I've been voicing my opinion about harassment in every way I can, but ever since the new movement has started this past summer, I felt it was the right time for me to create this video series to translate The Courage to Heal. I've been using my Instagram to post and interact with women and girls on the subject.

SpeakUp in the Media

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April 6, 2021

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April 6, 2021

Al Masry Al Youm

March 30, 2021

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AUC’s SpeakUp Anti-harrassment Yearlong Initiative

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AUC’s SpeakUp Anti-harrassment Yearlong Initiative

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• ‘It Resonates with Me as a Woman’ — Sarrah Abdelrahman ‘11 on Healing from Harassment
• "I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder