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

Tasneem El Aidy Concert - Women of Color

"Tasneem Elaidy is an Egyptian 21 year-old Singer/Songwriter. She is currently completing two degrees at AUC, Musical Performance and Sound Engineering/Production. She worked with global brands such as Laliga and The World Fencing Championship. We are inviting you to watch her perform her first tribute concert to "Women of Color", a night full of soul. She performs and honors songs of Tina ...

Dec

Music for Troubled Times by Cairo Choral Society

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Cairo Choral Society and Cairo Festival Orchestra present Music for Troubled Times: Works by Joseph Haydn Farewell Symphony and Missa in Angustiis Soloists: Virginie Foucard, Jolie Faizi, Joseph Kauzman and George Gamal Conductor: Veronica Del Puerto Ewart Hall, Tahrir Cultural Center, Thursday, Dec. 8, 8 pm German Protestant Church, Friday, Dec. 9, 8 pm Free and open to the pu...

Dec

Music Student Showcase

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join our talented students featured in this end-of-semester recital. Enjoy a variety of instrumental and vocal performances ranging from drum solos to original singer-songwriter compositions.

Dec

Mapping Time Exhibition

Dec 6 – Dec 30

9:00 am – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Come see this archival exhibition, showcasing more than 87 art projects in drawing, digital print, video and installation art, produced over the last ten years by AUC students.

Dec

(حماية التراث: من الآثار إلى البيئة (الموسم الثقافي العربي

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

ينّظم قسم الحضارات العربية والإسالمية ندوة مع رائدات في مجال الحفاظ على التراث الحضاري والبيئي. سنطرح أسئلة عن مفهوم الحفاظ أو الصيانة الثقافية وعن فكرة تمّلك الآثار ومركزيتها في الخطاب الوطني. ما هدف إعادة الآثار إلى أوطانها؟ كيف نستطيع أن نحمي الارث الحضاري والطبيعي من احتياجات المجتمع الإستهالكية والاهمال؟ هل بإمكان المواطنين أن يشاركوا في مهّمة الحفاظ على ميراثهم الثقافي والبيئي؟

Nov

Self-esteem

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Online

Have you been experiencing dips in your confidence levels lately? Do you find it difficult to confront your fears or even let yourself feel at ease with mistakes? When we experience low self-esteem, we tend to magnify our own flaws and imperfections. This can result in destructively negative self-perception and fill you with feelings of inadequacy and embarrassment. Join our webinar and le...

Nov

Miguel Neiva's Talk: ColorAdd - Designing For Colorblind people

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Learn about the concept of colors that allows colorblind people to relate to the symbols and identify the colors they represent, featuring the creator of ColorAdd, Miguel Neiva.

Nov

Preventing Burnout

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Online

Burnout has a profound impact on several aspects of your life including the physical, social, and psychological. It could be challenging to pause from this stressful environment to take care of yourself. If you are juggling work, university, assignments, and your social life and feel overwhelmed, join our webinar to discuss the effects of burnout on one’s well-being, and learn about different...

Dec

Center Stage: Performances by Music Majors

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Enjoy vocal performances by eight musical arts in performance majors who sing in various genres ranging from opera and musical theater to traditional Arab and pop.

Nov

A caPop Choir

Nov 30 – Dec 1

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Are you into a cappella? Do you like Broadway songs? Well, you are in for a treat! Founded and directed by renowned singer Nesma Mahgoub ’13, the a cappella group will perform chart-topping Broadway favorites.