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Pizza and Policy Day

Pizza & Policy Day Calling all AUC undergraduate students! Join the Department of Public Policy and Administration for Pizza & Policy Day and explore where your academic journey could take you. Learn about our minor, combined degrees, and graduate programs, meet the department, ask your questions — and enjoy FREE PIZZA!

Nov

Moral Blackface and ‘The Nubian Part’: The Grammars of Race and Gender in Egyptian Comedy

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Is Egyptian comedy as innocent as it seems? Join Associate Professor Ramy Aly of AUC as he examines how humor has long masked racial contempt and misogyny on screen.

Nov

The Odyssey: From Homer to Nolan

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

How does Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey portray its women? Join filmmaker Maggie Morgan and Professor Hala Kamal for a discussion on adaptation, gender and power.

Nov

Alone, Together: Enforced Singularity and Sexual Assault Disclosure in Cairo

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

What happens when a collective harm becomes a private burden? This talk examines sexual violence, disclosure and social suffering in Cairo through an engaged anthropological lens.

Nov

Investigating Nubt and the Naqada Region: 19th - 21st Centuries

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

What secrets does one of Egypt’s most significant Predynastic sites still hold? Explore the latest findings from the Naqada Regional Archaeological Survey with this research update.

Oct

From Hormuz to Suez: Energy and Security Reordering?

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Online

The Arab Political Science Network (APSN) in partnership with the Project on Pathways Beyond Neoliberalism at the American University in Cairo, invite you to a webinar discussion titled, "From Hormuz to Suez: Energy and Security Reordering?" The webinar is on Tuesday October 20, at 4 pm Cairo with simultaneous Arabic interpretation. It will be moderated by Ingy Higazi and features Sultan Ala...

Oct

Horizon Europe in Egypt

9:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Following Egypt’s association to Horizon Europe, EURAXESS Africa, in collaboration with the EU Liaison Office for Research and Innovation at Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, is organising a Horizon Europe information session and proposal-writing workshop at AUC. The open information session will introduce participants to Horizon Europe, key funding and mobility o...

Oct

Art, Culture and Change: A Talk by Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

What does it mean to make art truly accessible? Explore decolonial curation and diverse cultural narratives with Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi of Sharjah Art Foundation.

Oct

AI and Cultural Heritage Seminar: Promise, Hype and Reality

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), holder of the project “Heritage.AI” at The American University in Cairo (AUC) are pleased to invite you to attend the first Heritage.AI Seminar Series titled: "AI and Cultural Heritage: Promise, Hype and Reality" During the two hours seminar, we will bring together leading experts and practitioners to discuss the opportuni...

Oct

Representing War Booty in New Kingdom Egypt: Texts, Images and Contexts

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Plundering foreign lands by ancient Egyptian forces is attested from the Early Dynastic Period onward, with the largest body of evidence dating to the New Kingdom, when Egypt conquered extensive territories in the Levant and Nubia. Previous studies have focused primarily on the terminology and numerical data of war booty, often debating whether these reflect reality or ideology. MSCA 'Agency of...