HUSS | The American University in Cairo

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Awful Anthropology: On the Pains of Doing Anthropology that Breaks your Heart

Hear Professor Maryam Fouad on the affective and ethical burdens of fieldwork, exploring how anthropology's power lies in bearing witness.

Nov

IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM) 2025

Nov 4 – Nov 6

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Join this gathering of global researchers to share knowledge on the latest communications and networking topics.

Oct

Cartoons as Political Critique in Ghana – a Close Look at the Work of Bright Ackwerh

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore the activist work of Ghanaian Political Cartoonist Bright Ackwerh as Professor Girish Diswani argues his art is a continuation of Pan-African dialogues, refusing to remain silent on colonial relations and racial capitalism.

Oct

The Body Symphonic | الجسد السيمفوني

Oct 25 – Oct 26

8:00 pm – 8:50 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Experience this powerful performance-concert where the body, a sacred place, is observed as a site of resistance and steadfastness against political and geopolitical crises.

Oct

Gaza O My Joy | غزة أيها الفرح

8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Don't miss that women's oratorio based on Hend Jouda's viral poem, which confronts the tragedy, terror and desolation of war with an inextinguishable thirst for life.

Oct

DRONE: Testimonies and Music | درون: شهادات وموسيقى

Oct 22 – Oct 23

10:00 pm – 10:45 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Discover this multimedia theatre exploration of the drone as a metaphor for global violence, featuring three characters called "The Survivors." Their multi-voice poetry is based on real-life testimonies.

Oct

L’Echo | الصدى

9:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Come experience L’echo, where choreographer Nacera Belaza and Actress Valérie Dréville explore the body as a vessel where speech and the language of dance converge.

Oct

The Light Within | نور

8:00 pm – 8:40 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Witness The Light Within, a dance trio exploring inner light, urging people to shine in dark times, and seeking to stand in solidarity, unity and community.

Oct

The Manual | الكتالوج

8:00 pm – 9:15 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Explore The Manual, a three-act dreamscape of Paradise, Purgatory and Inferno, exposing how people destroy one another over imaginary stories.

Oct

Campus Book Fair

Oct 26 – Oct 30

9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This year's Campus Book Fair is making a huge comeback with discounts you do not want to miss!