AUC New Cairo

Don't miss this talk on disturbing beauty practices throughout history and the extremes pursued for beauty with Yasmeen El-Ghazaly of AUC.

History Hash Outs: Egyptian Radio: Before State Broadcasting, 1925-1934

Join Ziad Fahmy, Professor of Modern Middle East History, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University. Professor Fahmy is the author of Street Sounds: Listening to Everyday Life in Modern Egypt (Stanford University Press, 2020)

Sep

History Hash Outs: The Italian Renaissance and Its Legacies in a Global Perspective

Fabrizio Conti (Ph.D., Central European University, 2011) is a full-time lecturer in History at John Cabot University and an Arts and Humanities Advisor at the American Academy in Rome. His teaching and research interests span the antique/late antique, medieval, and renaissance periods, with an interdisciplinary approach to cultural and religious developments and special focus on the history of...

History Hash Outs: Skeletons in the Closet and Other Things in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library

Join the librarians, Eman Morgan Assistant Director for Special Projects, Electronic Media and Professional Development Mark Muehlhaeusler Director of the Center of Excellence for Middle East and Arab Cultures Stephen Urgola Interim Associate Dean, Rare Books & Special Collections Library to enlighten us about rare collections

History Hash Outs: Disrupting the Flow: Subverting Gender, Class, and Power through Egyptian Hip Hop Culture

Dina El-baradie is a PhD candidate in modern Middle East history, specializing in social and cultural history with a gender focus on masculinity. Her dissertation research is a history and ethnography of the Egyptian rap scene that examines themes of class identity and the construction and performance of masculinities and femininities in youth culture vis-à-vis the dynamics of cultural producti...

ABIC Annual Community Meeting 2025

Oct 28 – Oct 29

9:30 am

We are excited to announce the 4th Annual ABIC Community Meeting organised in collaboration with The American University in Cairo. ️ 28 - 29 October 2025 The American University in Cairo, Egypt The theme for the 2025 Community Meeting is "Infrastructure & Access - the benefit of shared research infrastructure and core facility models in Africa". This theme aims to address ways of op...

Jun

Campus Conversation: Staff Awards and Year Wrap-up

Join us for the final Campus Conversation of the academic year, featuring the presentation of this year's President's Service Excellence Awards. The University's senior leaders will be available for an open discussion, Q&A and networking reception. Students, faculty and staff may submit questions and suggestions via this link.

May

The AI-Powered Entrepreneur

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us for The AI-Powered Entrepreneur, a dynamic and forward-thinking session led by Hassan Arslan, founder of Ariika and a leading voice in the intersection of technology and creative entrepreneurship. In this talk, Hassan will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of business, innovation, and startups. From idea generation to product development, marketing, and opera...

May

A Memorial Concert Tribute: In Loving Memory of Professor John Baboukis

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm