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

Who Owns Egypt’s Past?

Join us for an insightful discussion on the complex relationship between Egypt's past and present, explore how the regime has co-opted history to shape its future and examine alternative visions of the past and how they have been articulated.

Nov

Educating Learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Effectiveness and Challenges of Policy Implementation in the Region

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an exciting presentation and discover how adopting a rights-based approach can pave the way for a truly inclusive educational environment.

Dec

Student Show: Performances by AUC Students

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Enjoy an unforgettable night of vocal and instrumental creativity as AUC students showcase their remarkable skills.

Dec

Laptop Ensemble in Concert: The Spacial Experiment

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Music inspired by technological and musical experimentation performed by the first-ever AUC Laptop Ensemble, led by Dr. David Rafferty, professor of music technology. This performance is in fulfillment of the 1-credit course MUSC 2640 Chamber Ensemble: Laptop Ensemble.

Dec

Arab Music Night

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Traditional Arab music performed by the Arab Music Ensemble and AUC Cairo Arab Choir, directed by Alaa Abdelsalam and Wael El Mahallawy.

Nov

Political Science Sixth Annual Conference: Political Control and the Global South

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Don’t miss these intriguing panels tackling new directions in the study of the global south and the politics of political control, in collaboration with the University of Tübingen.

Nov

Comparative Middle East Politics and Society (CMEPS) Joint Degree Signing Ceremony

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The CMEPS program builds on the partnership between AUC’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. The signing ceremony celebrates the institutionalization of this unique program in both universities.

Nov

Mood of Oud: 4th Anniversary Concert

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Mood of Oud is a musical project founded by the Egyptian oud player Michael Onsy. This concert features original compositions in which the oud is the storyteller supported by a string quintet, piano, bass guitar, percussion and drums. Free and open to the public.

Nov

Unlocking Egypt’s Economic Potential: A Closer Look at Challenges and Required Reforms

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Online

The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are organizing a hybrid event, in collaboration with the American University in Cairo Press titled “Unlocking Egypt’s Economic Potential: A Closer Look at Challenges and Required Reforms”. Despite Egypt’s abundant resources, its economic growth falls short, leading to a growing debt crisis due ...

Nov

Secularization and the Question of the Nation

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

National identity, like all identities, is fundamentally driven by latent internal conflicts that may become manifest in periodic moments of crisis. The ever-present conflictual nature of identity, which may be repressed through the successful deployment of narrative devices, becomes manifest when a given narrative becomes inoperative as the consequence of certain events or encounters of forces...

Who Owns Egypt’s Past?

Educating Learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Effectiveness and Challenges of Policy Implementation in the Region

Student Show: Performances by AUC Students

Laptop Ensemble in Concert: The Spacial Experiment

Arab Music Night

Political Science Sixth Annual Conference: Political Control and the Global South

Comparative Middle East Politics and Society (CMEPS) Joint Degree Signing Ceremony

Mood of Oud: 4th Anniversary Concert

Unlocking Egypt’s Economic Potential: A Closer Look at Challenges and Required Reforms

Secularization and the Question of the Nation

AUC New Cairo

AUC Tahrir Square

New York Office