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Msh Zanbik Anti-Sexual Harassment Arts Project Awarded by Times Higher Education
Msh Zanbik initiative received the Research Project of the Year award.
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How Can We Create Safe, Inclusive and Diverse Workplaces?
This week's SpeakUp Dialog Series invited guests to discuss how to make the workplace a more inclusive environment. Sherif Kamel Dean,...
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Sexual Harassment 101 Through Radio Ads
In a survey conducted by UN Women, more than 99% of Egyptian women and girls surveyed said that they had experienced some type of sexual har...
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Speaking Up and Saving Lives: How to Take Action When Witnessing Sexual Harassment
We witnessed a bold act of bravery a few weeks ago when a woman stood up to a child harasser in Cairo's Maadi neighborhood, exposing&nb...
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Unleash Your Voice Competition Winners
In light of the movement to combat sexual harassment in the country and on university campuses, AUC's student-led Debate Society held the Un...
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Unleash Your Voice: Q&A with Youssef Hashem
AUC’s Debate Society, a student-led organization, is holding one of its biggest events yet – discussing the influence of state and society o...
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Msh Zanbik: Play Exploring Sexual Harassment Showing Soon
Msh Zanbik, formerly known as You-W-Ana Too, is hitting the stage at AUC on March 22. Months in the making by AUC students, faculty and alum...
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First Custom-Built, Anti-Sexual Harassment Training Launched
Recently, the University launched the first phase of its online anti-sexual harassment training, becoming the first Universit...
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Debating the Portrayals of Gender in Media and Film in SpeakUp Dialog Series
Is the media harming women? At last week's AUC SpeakUp Dialog Series, "Do Portrayals of Gender in Media and Film Reflect Real...
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AUC Discusses Gender Norms and Upbringing in SpeakUp Dialog Series
"Upbringing starts with the image a woman has of herself. It's how you see yourself that will reflect on how you bring up your children," sa...
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Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp in Action
Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation #AUCSpeakUp in Action provided updates about the #AUCSpeakUp initiative, including outcomes of the recen...
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You, W-Ana Too: Exploring Sexual Harassment from Multiple Perspectives
AUC’s Theatre Program is looking to cast actors for the upcoming production, You W-Ana Too, a play that explores the issue of sexual ha...
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How Can We Combat Harassment and Why Should We Care? Launching the AUC SpeakUp Dialog Series
“The hardest problems to solve are those that we find too shameful even to name or to admit exist,” said President Francis Ricciardone in hi...
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Engaging Anti-Harassment Community Dialog
As part of its #AUCSpeakUp initiative, the University is launching a Dialog Series in partnership with a number of institutions and promin...
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'To All Women: It’s Time to Unleash Our Power'
For business administration student Malak El Menyawi, the ABZ case as well as Nadeen Ashraf's @AssaultPolice were the main tr...
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Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp in Action
Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation #AUCSpeakUp in Action provided updates about the #AUCSpeakUp initiative, including outcomes of the recen...
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‘It Resonates with Me as a Woman’ — Sarrah Abdelrahman ‘11 on Healing from Harassment
Maintaining her Instagram account's good vibes is a goal, but it didn't stop Sarrah Abdelrahman '11 from voicing out her opinion a...
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"I want to keep the conversation going" — A Personal Note from Nadeen Ashraf, Assault Police Founder
For philosophy senior Nadeen Ashraf, being a full-time student doesn't mean she won't have time to be at the forefront of a movement that's ...
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AUC Establishes New Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination Office of Institutional Equity
With the aim of combating sexual harassment and safeguarding its community, AUC established the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on Augu...
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Anti-Harassment Training Continues
As part of the AUCSpeakUp initiative to maintain a safe campus, the University launched mandatory anti-harassment training for every member ...
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Anti-Harassment Training Begins with University Leadership
As part of the AUCSpeakUp initiative to maintain a safe campus, the University launched mandatory anti-harassment training for every member ...
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Changing Cultures and Promoting Policies: A Virtual Discussion on Combating Sexual Harassment with Maya Morsy
AUC hosted Morsy along with President Francis Ricciardone and moderator Amina Khairy '87, writer, columnist and features editor at Independe...
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Campus Conversation: #AUCSpeakUp
Last Thursday’s Campus Conversation centered on AUC’s Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy. Senior administration talked about the ...
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Outcome of Misconduct Investigation
On September 5, the Office of Institutional Equity opened an investigation in response to reports that a group of current and former AUC students shared explicit photos of women on a WhatsApp group.
Update on Misconduct Investigation
The University is aware of the recent social media posts shared over the weekend.
Misconduct Investigation
The University is aware of several social media posts that contain allegations of serious misconduct among a WhatsApp group of alumni and possibly current students.