AUC New Cairo

Mindset Transformation Workshop

Join us for a transformational experience with best-selling author and global leadership expert Fadi Y. Takkale! And dive deep into: Change vs. Transformation: Discover why true transformation goes beyond surface changes and how to spark lasting growth. The Human Expectation Process: Understand how expectations shape your reality — and how mastering them empowers your journey. Transform Your ...

Apr

World Athletes Forum

Apr 27 – Apr 28

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The World Athletes Forum is a premier platform dedicated to empowering athletes and fostering global collaboration within the sports industry. World Athletes Forum is a prestigious annual gathering that brings together athletes, sports professionals, industry leaders, policy makers, and decision-makers from around the globe to discuss, inspire, and collaborate for the advancement of sports g...

Apr

Trump's Assault on Global Governance: Reasons and Consequences

12:45 pm

AUC New Cairo

Not three months have passed since Donald Trump became the United States president and the world’s governance structures and norms are already significantly shaken. Trump’s has repeatedly called for annexing Greenland, occupying the Panama Canal and to ethnically-cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza. In the same vein, he imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, pulled out of the UN ...

May

German and EU Relations with Syria After The Fall of Al-Asad

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This talk will discuss German and EU relations with Syria in the aftermath of Al-Assad’s fall

May

First Global Supercentenarian Cohort Network Study

May 4 – May 5

8:30 am

AUC New Cairo

The First Global Supercentenarian Cohort Network Study (GSCNS) Conference 2025 will take place at The American University in Cairo (AUC) on May 4-5, 2025. This international event brings together experts to explore the science behind extreme longevity, featuring keynote speakers from around the world. Key themes: Biological foundations of longevity Psychological, lifestyle, and environme...

May

Wonders of Creation: Islamic Art on Display

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Mai Kolkailah ‘21 will be discussing her recent work at the San Diego Museum of Art on the traveling exhibition, Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World. This exhibition, in collaboration with the Getty Foundation, explores the intersections of art and science in Islamic visual culture from the 8th century to the present day through the lens of “wonder” as defined...

Apr

Understanding Conflict and Displacement Through a Psychological Lens: Insights from the Middle East

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore the psychological impacts of the Yazidi genocide and displacement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). This presentation will cover: Unique traumas faced by male and female survivors. The role of cultural sensitivity in humanitarian interventions. Challenges of deradicalization for former child soldiers.

May

Book Launch: Labor Against the Regime: Workers Mobilizations in Egypt (2004 – 2011)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Us for a Book Launch! We’re thrilled to invite you to the launch of Labor Against the Regime, the first book talk for Nadine Abdalla’s work on labor activism in Egypt before the 2011 uprising. Based on years of fieldwork, the book offers a close look at how workers organized under a restrictive political environment—and the labor leaders who made it possible. Come hear more about the ...

May

Book Launch — Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Candace Lukasik (Assistant Professor of Religion at Mississippi State University and Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University) will discuss her new book Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire. The book examines sites of transnational migration between Egypt and the United States addressing how American religious imaginar...

Apr

“Playing the Fool”: The Essay as Dialectical Performance

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a special guest lecture by Dr. Paul Keen from Carleton University titled “Playing the fool”: The Essay as Dialectical Performance, exploring the essay as a performative and self-reflective genre. In this talk, Dr. Keen will explore the essay as a genre that blends performance with critical inquiry. He will discuss how its self-reflective and performative nature has historically chal...

Mindset Transformation Workshop

World Athletes Forum

Trump's Assault on Global Governance: Reasons and Consequences

German and EU Relations with Syria After The Fall of Al-Asad

First Global Supercentenarian Cohort Network Study

Wonders of Creation: Islamic Art on Display

Understanding Conflict and Displacement Through a Psychological Lens: Insights from the Middle East

Book Launch: Labor Against the Regime: Workers Mobilizations in Egypt (2004 – 2011)

Book Launch — Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Persecution Politics of US Empire

“Playing the Fool”: The Essay as Dialectical Performance

AUC Tahrir Square

New York Office