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10
Nov

The U.S. Presidential Elections: What Is the Impact on a Changing Middle East?

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AUC Tahrir Square

On the occasion of the presidential election in the United States of America, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, coupled with the on-going war in the region, Alternative Policy Solutions at The American University in Cairo is hosting Dr. Paul Salem, Vice President for International Engagement at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, in a public talk entitled “The U.S. Presidential Electi...

ElectionsTalk
29
Oct

America's Next President: What it Means for the Middle East, Africa and the Future of the Region

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AUC Tahrir Square

Join a media discussion with AUC faculty experts who will analyze the implications of the upcoming US presidential election on the Middle East and Africa. They will explore the impact on the ongoing war in the region, stability and geopolitical shifts, as well as a look toward the future. Panelists are Bahgat Korany, director of AUC Forum and professor of international relations and politica...

PrayerandDevotion
09
Nov

Prayer and Devotion in Ottoman Egypt: The Making of al-Jazuli’s Best-Seller, Dala’il al-Khayrat.

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AUC Tahrir Square

In the course of this talk, the speaker will attempt to answer two interrelated questions: how did al-Jazûlî's Dala'il become one of the most popular texts in the Islamic Sunni tradition, and what influence did this text have on religious and social life in Ottoman Egypt? In order to answer the question of the dissemination of the Dala'il, she will examine the sites and channels of its producti...

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16
Nov

Sufism in Ottoman Egypt – Historiography, Sources and Methodology

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AUC Tahrir Square

When the Ottomans conquered Egypt, bringing it into their vast modern empire, what happened to Egyptian Sufi culture? What was the impact on the social status of the Sufis, on their mosques, zâwiyas and mausoleums on writings and their distribution; scholarly debates; rituals and celebrations? These are the broad questions that have driven my research on Sufism in Ottoman Egypt. In my talk I wi...

BookTalkArabic
23
Oct

Dismantling Green Colonialism :Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region [Arabic]

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AUC Tahrir Square

تحدي الرأسمالية الخضراء: العدالة المناخية والانتقال الطاقي في المنطقة العربية هذا الكتاب؛ يستكشف منطقة مهيأة للانتقال الطاقي، غير أنها مُعطلة بسبب نهب الموارد وأجندات المستعمرين الجُدد. لذا فضرورة النضال لأجل الانتقال الطاقي العادل والعدالة المُناخية تكمن في فضح سياسات وممارسات النُخب السياسية العالمية والمحلية والشركات متعددة الجنسيات والأنظمة السلطوية. ويغطى الكتاب تحديات مجموعة وا...