School of Humanities and Social Sciences | The American University in Cairo

History Hash Outs—Reclaiming Voices, Reimagining Futures: A Personal Journey Through Gender, History and Public Policy

Join Reham ElMorally of AUC for an inspiring talk on her journey—what led her to her work, how her experiences shaped her views and why she wrote Recovering Women’s Voices: Islam, Citizenship, and Patriarchy.

Feb

History Hash Outs: EURECA History Day

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Join us in celebrating a legacy of excellence in student research at the 19th Annual Conference for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Entrepreneurship and Creative Achievement!

Feb

Looking for the positive: the courageous choice

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Whether you're studying health, economics, or education, positive psychology is more relevant than you think! Join us with Louise Lambert from HappinessMatters.org to explore its transformative potential.

Feb

Demystifying Positive Psychology

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an engaging talk with Louise Lambert from HappinessMatters.org! Discover the fascinating world of positive psychology, its evolution, and its impact on wellbeing.

Feb

الموسم الثقافي العربي- بينما يندثر التراث: أهمية رقمنة الإنتاج الحضاري

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

نتشرف بدعوة كل المهتمين بالتراث الحضاري والثقافي والحفاظ عليه لحضور هذه الندوة الهامة بين مجموعة من علماء آثار وتراث مصر والمنطقة العربية والإسلامية حول أهمية وكيفية رقمنة هذا التراث بغرض نشره والحفاظ عليه خاصة في الظروف الحالية .

Feb

Yemen: A Fractured Reality Exhibition Opening

Feb 13 – Mar 13

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Experience Yemen’s untold story through Asmaa Waguih’s lens, showcasing daily life, resilience and the human cost of a forgotten proxy war.

Feb

DA ZANBOKOM

Feb 12 – Feb 17

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Bundle up and join us for AUC's newest play! Five scenes are presented in different locations in the AUC New Cairo Campus Gardens, each telling a different story about climate change in Egypt.

Mar

History Hash Outs — The Gender of al-Riyada: Secular and Religious Bodies in Egypt and Beyond, 1820-1936.

9:45 am – 10:55 am

AUC New Cairo

Join Wilson Chacko Jacob of Concordia University, as he explores how gender, leadership and bodily discipline shaped secular and religious spheres in Egypt from 1820 to 1936.

Feb

Madalyn Lamont Literary Award Ceremony "حكايات لعالم آخر"

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join the 2025 Madalyn Lamont Literary Award ceremony with keynote by Mai Serhan: Stories For Another World حكايات لعالم آخر—reflect, reimagine and resist through storytelling.

Mar

History Hash Outs: A Speculative History of a Slave, a Saint and a Sayyid in the 1876-78 El Niño in Dhofar

12:15 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Professor Wilson Jacob as he delves into the intertwined lives of a slave, a saint and a sayyid during Dhofar’s 1876-78 El Niño, exploring history, faith and identity.