AUC New Cairo

Exploring the Prehistory: Archaeobiology and Ancient DNA

Our conference is an all-day event that will be held at the New Cairo campus of The American University in Cairo. Our main goal is to provoke discussions about different applications of Paleogenomics (Ancient DNA) and sub-branches of Archaeobiology. This will be achieved by relating biological subjects (such as genetics, microbiology, nutrition, paleontology, pharmacology, and cancer) to our ce...

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Agriculture Commodities and Egypt’s Chronic Deficit Position: The Role of Commodity Hedge Tools

Nov

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join this session of the Economics Talks Series featuring Islam Salem, founder and managing partner, The Risk Manager, and board member of Eastern Company. The session will be held during assembly hour in Abdul Latif Jameel Building – Room 1055. Egypt, a country of 100+ million inhabitants, is the world’s top wheat importer, 4th in corn (maize), and is 95 percent dependent on imported vegeta...

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Auditions for the Piece of Mind 10-Minute Play Festival

Dec

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Calling students, alumni, faculty, and staff for open auditions for the Piece of Mind 10-Minute Play Festival.

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Future Cities and Integrated Design for Sustainability in the Built Environment

Nov

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Please join us for a public lecture given by Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella titled: FUTURE CITIES AND INTEGRATED DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. The event will take place on November 21st, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the Shafik Gabr Hall (AUC New Campus). This lecture will conclude her visit to AUC on that day, where she will meet with faculty, students and staff and contribute to a ...

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Hazem Shaheen Takht Concert

Nov

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Embark on an oriental musical journey with the Hazem Shaheen Takht on Thursday, November 17th at 7-9 PM, at Malak Gabr Theater. The renowned oud player and “Best Oud Player in the Arab World" Award winner of the International Oud Competition, will be accompanied by five musicians: Hany Bedair on riqq, Hany El Badry on nay, Ahmed Amin on double bass, Saber Abd El-Sattar on qanoun, and Saeid K...

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Be Cyber Smart

Nov

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This interactive cybersecurity talk will tackle cybersecurity topics and how to secure ourselves and our community from hacking threats.

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Rethinking the Formal/Informal Dichotomy in Development Theory

Nov

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Lectures by Prof. Jorge L. Esquirol and Prof. Amr Adly Professor Esquirol was on the faculty at Northeastern University School of Law from 1997-2002 and was previously Director of Academic Affairs at the Harvard Law School Graduate Program from 1992-1997. He was the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Law for the 2015-16 academic year at the University of Trento in Trento, Italy. He has also bee...

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Etkalem

Nov

10:00 am – 10:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Engage in a conversation about mental health and break the stigma associated with it with over 20 guest speakers who will be sharing their stories, ranging from psychologists and psychiatrists to public figures and influencers,

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Qahwa & Kalam: Cultural Efflorescence and Entanglement: The Pivotal 13th-century Coptic Renaissance

Nov

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

By Dr Tamer El-Leithy '94 This lecture is based on Dr El-Leithy’s ongoing book project: The Deep Grammar of Religious Transformation: Arabization and Coptic Christianity in medieval Egypt. It is a longue-durée history of the cultural consequences of Arabization for the Coptic Christian community and religious tradition in Egypt (ca. 11th-13th centuries). The book argues that language change ...

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