School of Humanities and Social Sciences | The American University in Cairo

Talk | Sacred Highlights: Early 20th-century Islamic Poster Arts

What happens when modern print meets sacred imagery? Discover how early 20th-century printing technologies reshaped Islamic visual culture with Elizabeth Rauh of AUC.

Sep

Exhibition Open Call

Sep 24 – Oct 21

1:00 pm

A doorway, a border, a moment of change — what does a threshold mean to you? Submit your work to this open call for the AUC community.

Oct

Sonic Solidarity: Breaking Languages and Chanting for Freedom by Michelle Hartman

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Title: Sonic Solidarity: Breaking Languages and Chanting for Freedom Speaker: Michelle Hartman, Professor of Arabic and Francophone Literature, McGill University Co-translator of A Long Walk from Gaza Abstract: In times of crisis, protest chants in many languages ring out through the streets. Anyone can chant in a demonstration, and everyone hears these chants, but they are rarely studied. I...

Oct

Multimediality in Medieval Iranian Architecture: Stuccos, Wall Paintings and Tiles

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Co-hosted public lecture: Sheikh Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations (ARIC) and the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Speaker: Dr. Ana Marija Grbanovic, Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies, University of Bamberg Blurb: The Mongol conquest of Eurasia, has traditionally been labelled the “Mongol Catastrophe.” This is based on the sc...

Oct

Translating Gaza: A Conversation on Literature and Translation

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Title: Translating Gaza: A Conversation on Literature and Translation Speaker: Dr Michelle Hartman, Professor of Arabic and Francophone Literature, McGill University Co-translator of A Long Walk from Gaza

Sep

The Age of Independence and Settler-Colonialism

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Notions of independence, self-determination, and national liberation have always been presented as anti-colonial progressive notions, when in fact they were invented by European colonial settlers. The lecture will examine the genealogy of these notions, the centrality of settler-colonialism to their emergence, and how they also came to be adopted by indigenous struggles against colonialism and ...

Sep

Campus Conversation: 2026 -2027 A New Year Ahead

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for the first Campus Conversation of Fall 2026 to get the latest updates on the University and discuss plans for the year ahead. President Ahmad Dallal and senior leaders will be available to hear your ideas and answer questions. Enjoy refreshments and networking after the conversation. Students, faculty and staff may submit questions and suggestions here.

Sep

Toni Costa Performs Al Andalus Reloaded

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Get ready for an afternoon of pure energy and emotion as Toni Costa brings Al Andalus Reloaded to AUC New Cairo! ✨ Sunday, Sept 20 | 1:00 PM Malak Gabr Arts Theater, AUC New Cairo See you there!

Sep

Mood of Oud: 7th Anniversary Concert

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Egyptian oud player and composer Michael Onsy as he marks seven years of Mood of Oud with an anniversary concert of original compositions blending traditional and contemporary sounds.

Sep

Critical Cultural AI-Studies: Towards a New Interdisciplinary Paradigm for the Humanities and Social Sciences

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Alessandro Topa of AUC as he examines how artificial intelligence is transforming culture, communication and our very sense of self through an interdisciplinary lens.