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CMRS Seminar: Refugees Return From Egypt — Legal Frameworks, Historical Contexts and Contemporary Practices

The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) invites you to an engaging lecture on: Refugees Return From Egypt: Legal Frameworks, Historical Contexts, and Contemporary Practices This presentation analyzes the return process and its historical context in Egypt, as well as the legal framework governing repatriation under both the 1951 Convention a...

Sep

Theatre Performance - A Number

Sep 17 – Sep 20

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

What makes us who we are? Our upbringing, our memories, our biology, or the choices we make? A Number, by acclaimed playwright Caryl Churchill, is an intense psychological encounter exploring identity, family, and responsibility through the relationship between a father and his son.

Sep

Campus Conversation: 2026 -2027 A New Year Ahead

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for the first Campus Conversation of Fall 2026 to get the latest updates on the University and discuss plans for the year ahead. President Ahmad Dallal and senior leaders will be available to hear your ideas and answer questions. Enjoy refreshments and networking after the conversation. Students, faculty and staff may submit questions and suggestions here.

Sep

Toni Costa Performs Al Andalus Reloaded

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Get ready for an afternoon of pure energy and emotion as Toni Costa brings Al Andalus Reloaded to AUC New Cairo! ✨ Sunday, Sept 20 | 1:00 PM Malak Gabr Arts Theater, AUC New Cairo See you there!

Sep

CommUnity Assembly: Fall 2026 Kickoff

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Kick off the fall 2026 semester, meet the newcommers and reconnect with your old friends! Join us at Elias Henry Debbas ’68 Courtyard (on the plaza between the Administration Building and the School of Sciences and Engineering) for music, snacks and chats. See you there!

Sep

Mood of Oud: 7th Anniversary Concert

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Egyptian oud player and composer Michael Onsy as he marks seven years of Mood of Oud with an anniversary concert of original compositions blending traditional and contemporary sounds.

Sep

Critical Cultural AI-Studies: Towards a New Interdisciplinary Paradigm for the Humanities and Social Sciences

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Alessandro Topa of AUC as he examines how artificial intelligence is transforming culture, communication and our very sense of self through an interdisciplinary lens.

Sep

The Official Launch of the Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Economy

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore seven decades of Egypt's economic history at the launch of The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Economy, featuring remarks from editors and discussion with distinguished experts.

Oct

History Hash Outs: How Studying History Has Influenced My Career

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Trace with AUC alumni Mayar Kotb her journey from history graduate to NYU doctoral candidate, through heritage research, arts management and honest career reflections.

Sep

A Trade In Dreams Exhibition

Sep 6 – Sep 30

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Don't miss the exhibition featuring original advertisements, a chronological timeline and actual artifacts and products associated with the period's material and visual culture of Egyptian advertising firsthand.