Lecture/Talk/Seminar | The American University in Cairo

Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt with Andrew Simon

Discover the fascinating role of cassette tapes in shaping modern Egyptian culture and society with renowned Middle Eastern studies expert Andrew Simon.

Jun

Remembering AUC Movie Nights

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us on an experiential evening to revive AUC Thursday Night Movies activity with conversations, screening of the first films ever shown at Ewart Memorial Hall and much more… Featuring Ahmed El Baz (‘99), who for 5 semesters was running AUC Thursday Night Movies activity within the Student Union and also, featuring Beshir Shousha, alumni and others who were involved in AUC’s legendary Thu...

May

Interpreting Surah Al-Mulk: Al-Baydawi (D. 1319, Iran) And Al-Khafaji’s (D. 1659, Egypt) Quran Commentaries

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Seminar by Walid Saleh, Professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto The seminar is part of the Department of Applied Linguistics and the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations Spring 2023 lecture series titled: Humanities in the Islamicate World: Language, Knowledge and Meaning

May

A History of Tafsir and Cairo As a Cultural Islamic Capital

12:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Public lecture by Walid Saleh Professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto The Public lecture is part of the Department of Applied Linguistics and the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations Spring 2023 lecture series titled: Humanities in the Islamicate World: Language, Knowledge and Meaning For more information: aric@a...

May

From History Department to the Crown

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

You are invited to join us in the assembly hour to get to meet with Nourhan Tewfik, former history minor student, and has recently consulted on the Egyptian/Arabic segments of Netflix’s The Crown. It will be on Wednesday, May 10th at 1 pm at the History Department conference room. Tewfik is an arts journalist, translator and researcher. Her writing has appeared in Abu Dhabi’s The National,...

May

The First World War in the Shaping of the Middle East

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) will hold an event in cooperation with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of History) titled "The First World War in the Shaping of the Middle East" - Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. (Cairo Time) (GMT+2) - CVC Meeting Room - P022, AUC New Campus and Online. In addition, the event will be conducted as an onl...

May

A Visionary’s Insights on Business, Philanthropy and International Rapprochement

10:00 am – 11:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Join the eminent and highly influential businessman, philanthropist and global citizen, Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, as he shares insights into his business philosophy, philanthropic and humanitarian work, and efforts to advance intercultural understanding between East and West.

May

Simple Generation and the Semantics of Impossible Objects

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

An exciting seminar by keynote speaker Asad Q. Ahmed, Magistretti Distinguished Professor of M.E. Languages and Cultures Professor, Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

May

Consensus, Consistency, and Closure: Some Reflections on a Philosophy of Islamic Law

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Public lecture by Keynote Speaker: Asad Q. Ahmed Magistretti Distinguished Professor of M.E. Languages and Cultures Professor, Arabic and Islamic Studies Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) University of California, Berkeley

May

Creative Writing in English II: Poetry Reading and Conversation

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Talk Series: Creative Writing in English 2 Poetry Reading and Conversation with Sara Elkamel In the second edition of our new talk series Creative Writing in English, Sara Elkamel will read from her award-winning poetry and discuss with Tahrir Cultural Center Director Tarek Atia what it means to be a poet in the modern world. About the Author: Sara Elkamel is a journalist and award-w...