December 11, 2022 Abu Bakr Shawky is Releasing his New Film Hajjan Soon Egyptian-Austrian writer and filmmaker Abu Bakr “A.B.” Shawky (Political Science ‘10), whose globally renowned film Yomeddine was selected to participate in th
February 1, 2023 AUC Graphic Design Aluma Publishes Award-Winning Graphic Novel Graphic design alumni, Deena Mohamed (2016), was interviewed by the US news outlet National Public Radio (NPR)about her graphic fantasy novel, Shubeik Lubeik, which has won multiple awards
June 14, 2023 Cairo Papers New Issues Cairo Papers recently published five issues that delve into a variety of themes in Egypt and the Middle East. Ellen Weis’ Egyptian Hip Hop: Expressions from the Underground examines the world of hip-hop music, its context and its producers.
May 8, 2023 A Collaboration with Cairo University Faculty of Arts In an effort to bolster relations with local Egyptian institutions of higher learning and promote AUC's thriving MA program in Philosophy, HUSS' Department of Philosophy initiated a collaboration with Cairo University’s Faculty of Arts.
December 10, 2022 Canadian Society for the Study of Religion Competition Winner Ian Greer, an MA candidate at the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations with a specialization in Islamic Studies, recently won a prize for an essay contest organized by the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion.
December 18, 2022 Internship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development Film major Salma El Sayed, recently had an internship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. She was the Communication and Media intern at the ministry and obtained her internship through the AUC Career Center.
October 24, 2023 Marleen De Meyer on Interdisciplinary Archaeology Focusing on a site called Dayr al-Barsha, De Meyer co-directs an archaeological project that is the first major excavation at this location since 1915.
October 17, 2023 Current Gender Scholars, Future Change Agents The Tomorrow’s Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) program welcomed its third cohort of students from various academic backgrounds.
October 11, 2023 Atta Gebril Wins Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers Atta Gebril, professor of applied linguistics and associate dean for graduate studies and research in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, has won the prestigious Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Resear
October 11, 2023 No Size Fits All: Contextualizing Mental Health Care Far from one-size-fits-all, mental health care is deeply personal. Between individuals, communities and cultures, mental health and the issues surrounding it take on a variety of looks.
October 9, 2023 Visions Cairo Egyptian Short Film Festival Visions Cairo Egyptian Short Film Festival is an annual nonprofit film festival, solely organized and under the supervision of a committee that includes experienced filmmakers from the film department at the American University in Cairo, accompanied by students, film critics, and professionals fr
September 27, 2023 Emotional Intelligence in Educational Leadership: Mustafa Toprak What is the relationship between emotional intelligence and educational leadership?
September 20, 2023 Meet Our New Faculty A warm welcome to all our new faculty! With research interests from international policy to visual storytelling, we are thrilled to have incoming faculty this fall who are experts in a range of disciplines.
September 4, 2023 AUC Introduces New Translation Minor, Science Specializations AUC is kicking off the semester with new academic programs: the University’s first minor in translation studies, biology specializations in biotechnology as well as ecology and conservation, in addition to computer science and engineering specializations in embedded systems and ar
August 22, 2023 A City for All: Gender as a Lens for Design “Navigating a massive city such as Cairo encompasses a wide array of challenges and gender inequalities, from walking in the streets and riding public transportation to dealing with physical and social limitations, as well as the absence of public space.