History Is in the Cards

AUC student Lena Boraei teamed up with community initiative Athar Lina to engage kids in local history through cards.

The educational card game Al Foora brings new meaning to the word “monumental.” The game, created by AUC student Boraei, teaches children about important antiquities, highlighting 30 significant landmarks in Cairo’s Al Khalifa neighborhood.

Players compete by placing down the top card in their hand and comparing numerical categories about the monuments on their cards such as “size” and “century.” The player with the highest number in a given category wins that round. Boraei, a history and graphic design junior, spent hours researching each building. She developed the deck as part of an internship with Athar Lina community initiative.

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