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

Dec

Visual Arts Open Exhibition: Solidarity Now!

Dec 4 – Mar 1

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover the works of AUC students in interpreting solidarity through personal, political and universal contexts.

Dec

The Future of Capitalism

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

As the world faces unprecedented challenges, the foundations of capitalism are being questioned like never before, Alternative Policy Solutions at The American University in Cairo is hosting a panel entitled ”The Future of Capitalism” on Thursday, December 12th, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Hill House - Room 602, Tahrir Square, The American University in Cairo. Genocidal war, the rise of po...

Nov

Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition

Nov 26 – Dec 8

8:30 am

AUC Tahrir Square

This exhibition showcases the work of the Calligraphy Club students of the Arabic Language Intensive and the CASA@AUC programs in Fall 2024.

Nov

Psychosocial Aspects of Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Prof. Enoch Teye-Kwadjo to explore breast cancer in Ghana, focusing on early detection, patient insights and effective management.

Dec

Melancholy of the Oppressed

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a lecture exploring how Arab cultural expressions confront loss, defeat and resistance with profound insights.

Nov

History Hash Outs: Tapestries of Text and Time

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for a roundtable discussion over lunch to hear about merging History and Literature with Dr. Samah Selim, Professor of Literature at Rutgers University & Fulbright U.S. Distinguished Scholar. The Chairs of ARIC, ECLT & HIST will also share their experiences and how easy it is to double major/minor between our programs.

Nov

El Salon

Nov 12 – Nov 23

7:59 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Come watch the exciting play El-Salon, which tells the story of a beauty salon in Cairo where staff and customers alike seek escape and transformation as lives intersect and struggles unfold.

Nov

Streets of Old Jerusalem

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Learn from Yasir Suleiman of the University of Cambridge about the Arab-Zionist conflict by analyzing a set of public signs from the linguistic landscape of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Nov

Language and Inter-Ethnic Conflict

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Professor Emeritus of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge Yasir Suleiman for this workshop in which he will examine two texts to tease out the fate of Arabic among Arab/Mizrahi Jews in Israel about Hebrew in an Ashkenazi-dominated context.

Nov

Language Is Not Neutral

11:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Join Yasir Suleiman, Professor Emeritus of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge, as he examines a short text probe the political meanings of Arabic in a conflict-ridden environment.