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The Khaleeji State Beyond the Rentier State Model

Learn how the Gulf is radically moving beyond oil with economic diversification and governance reform. Discover how these transformations reshape the Gulf’s role in regional and global affairs.

Oct

Tahrir Dialogue Series No. 111: The Khaleeji State and the Future of the Arab Region

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join experts to explore how Khaleeji leadership and strategic resources influence regional politics, governance, and development across the Middle East. The event will also be streamed online.

Nov

Yasser Arafat at the United Nations, 1974: Palestinian Nationalism on the World Stage

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Michael Reimer, professor of history, for a talk that reflects on the text and context of the speech, focusing on Arafat's interpretation of Zionist history and his comments about the nature of the conflict over the land of Palestine.

Oct

CommUnity Assembly: Campus Halloween Party

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Get ready for a fun Halloween celebration featuring exciting games, live music, snacks and the Best Costume Contest. Whether you go creepy, clever or classic, bring your A-game and show off your most creative look for a chance to win big!

Oct

Alchemy of the Soul: Jungian Depth Psychology, Spirituality and the Transformation of Psyche

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

AUC New Cairo

This lecture examines the convergence of Jungian depth psychology, spirituality, and alchemical symbolism as frameworks for transformation such as healing, integration, and individuation. The session discusses therapeutic implications of these traditions for contemporary psychology and mental health practice.

Oct

The Marketization of Economic Informality: Rooftops, Housing and Private Property in a Cairo Neighborhood

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

By Amr Adly, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science The talk explores market making under conditions of widespread economic informality, applying it to a segment of Cairo’s housing market. I draw on rich ethnographic work involving a group of small developers who had actively engaged in building extra housing units on rooftops of already existing buildings in a middle- class ne...

Oct

SDDC Africa Egypt 2025 - Information Session

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Online

Join us for the SDDC Africa Egypt 2025 Information Session to learn how teams can compete in the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge—Africa edition. We will outline the tracks, eligibility, milestones, deliverables, judging criteria. Hear tips from organizers, and explore how interdisciplinary teams can integrate architecture, engineering, and sustainability We will also walk through registration ...

Nov

Jazz Diplomacy: America's Conversation with the World

Nov 2 – Nov 3

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us as we discover how the U.S. used jazz as a tool of cultural diplomacy during the Cold War, sending jazz musicians abroad to promote American values and counter Soviet influence. Jazz symbolized freedom and democracy but also highlighted racial tensions in the U.S., creating a paradox. These tours influenced global perceptions of America and supported civil rights movements at home and a...

Oct

Mainstreaming the Margins and Marginalizing the Mainstream in Contemporary Egyptian Culture

Oct 26 – Oct 28

9:30 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Bringing together practitioners and scholars working on entertainment, arts, literature and language, this interdisciplinary conference is devoted to the complex relationship between mainstream and margin in contemporary Egyptian culture. Egypt’s cultural industries have undergone profound transformations in recent years. How are these transformations serving to unsettle boundaries between ‘hig...

Oct

Office Student Life: Cocurricular Carnival

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This event is led by the office of student life and aims at promoting the importance of co-curricular life as part of AUC's liberal arts education. It showcases the impact of co-curricular activities on AUC students. The event includes the AUC dances' troupes, arts and cultural programs performances on stage presenting beneficial art and developmental aspects of AUC students participating in co...