16 Feb The Rediscovery of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square Join us for an insightful book talk with Professor Aidan Dodson as he unravels the legacies of two of ancient Egypt’s most fascinating rulers.
12 Mar History Hash Outs: A Speculative History of a Slave, a Saint and a Sayyid in the 1876-78 El Niño in Dhofar 12:15 pm AUC New Cairo Join Professor Wilson Jacob as he delves into the intertwined lives of a slave, a saint and a sayyid during Dhofar’s 1876-78 El Niño, exploring history, faith and identity.
06 Mar History Hash Outs — Languages of Socialism: Caste and Democracy in Postcolonial India 12:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Niharika Yadav of Macalester College, as she examines how Marathi and Hindi public spheres reimagined democratic socialism in postcolonial India, weaving together social theory, literature and mass movements.
19 Feb Egyptian Sufism and the Crusades: The Making of Ibn ʿAbd al-Salam (d. 660/1262) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Discover how a legendary jurist became a celebrated Sufi saint in this captivating tale of transformation and reinvention! Join Mohamad El-Merheb of SOAS University as he explores the fascinating journey of ʿIzz al-Din Ibn ʿAbd al-Salam (d. 1262).
06 Feb Qahwa and Kalam—ʿAbduh and the Avicennian Tradition: A Textual History 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Robert Wisnovsky from McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies for an engaging talk on the origins, development and lasting legacy of Avicenna’s (Ibn Sīnā, d. 1037) philosophy.
11 Apr The Annual History Seminar — Entertainment in Middle East History: The Serious Business of Leisure and Fun Apr 11 – Apr 12 9:00 am AUC Tahrir Square The Annual History Seminar, organized by the Sheikh Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations, is scheduled for 11 and 12 April 2025. This round of AHS will deal with "Entertainment in Middle East History: The Serious Business of Leisure and Fun."
27 Feb History Hash Outs—The Unquenchable Fire: The Arms Trade and Reproduction of the US Empire, 1960-1992. 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Explore the pivotal role of the arms trade in shaping U.S. global influence during the Cold War era with Jonathan Ng, E. John Rosenwald, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College’s John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.
20 Feb History Hash Outs: Americans, Iranians and the Question of Dialogue Prior to 1979 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Talk by Dr. Matthew Shannon Associate Professor of History, Emory and Henry University.
13 Feb History Hash Outs—Measuring Eurasia: Empire, Islam and the Sciences 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Discover how science shaped empire-Islam relations across Eurasia with Patrick Anthony, Uppsala University fellow.
05 Feb History Hash Outs: Laila Parsons, The British Invasion and Conquest of Palestine, 1917-18 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo A Gaze as Blank and Pitiless as the Sun: The British Invasion and Conquest of Palestine, 1917-18 by Laila Parson Professor of Modern Middle East History, McGill University
