31 Oct Cities on the Edge Oct 31 – Nov 1 9:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square Join Cities on the Edge, a two-day gathering of international scholars exploring the urban heritage of Egypt, Sudan and Palestine through roundtables and a Khalifa field trip.
01 Nov Edward Said Memorial Lecture: The Palestinians—from Orientalism to Extermination 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square Join Professor John Dugard as he examines how Edward Said’s writings on Orientalism provide an explanation for the colonization and occupation of Palestine and the dehumanization of its people.
17 Sep History Hash Outs: Meet Our New Faculty 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Celebrate the new academic year with our faculty and students and meet our newest faculty member Americanist Matthew Shannon.
22 Oct History Hash Outs: Scale and Literary History: Some Thoughts on Method 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo This talk will explore different ways of mapping the objects and ends of comparative method in relation to the archive. Dr. Selim is especially interested in how translation theory and scalar thinking allows the reader to bring together seemingly incommensurable geographies and temporalities into flexible and productive relationships between texts and social movements that unsettle national his...
05 Nov History Hash Outs: Deadly Beauty Fads 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 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.
01 Oct History Hash Outs: Egyptian Radio: Before State Broadcasting, 1925-1934 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo 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)
24 Sep History Hash Outs: The Italian Renaissance and Its Legacies in a Global Perspective 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo 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...
15 Oct History Hash Outs: Skeletons in the Closet and Other Things in the Rare Books and Special Collections Library 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo 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
29 Oct History Hash Outs: Disrupting the Flow: Subverting Gender, Class, and Power through Egyptian Hip Hop Culture 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Dina El-baradie to explore masculinity, class, and global culture in this dynamic scene. Discover how authenticity and innovation shape youth expression.
14 Jul Sayyida Zainab: The Tale of a Mosque and Legendary Sites Around it Jul 14 – Jul 31 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square The Sheikh Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites you to an exhibition on the Cairene neighborhood of Sayyida Zainab, held at Future Gallery, AUC Tahrir Campus, 14-31 July, 2025. Unearthing a treasure trove of historic photographs, maps, postcards, newspapers, magazines, etc., this exhibition explores the urban evolution & politics of Sayyida Zainab, fro...
