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

The Arab region is a focus of world politics, with authoritarian regimes, significant fossil fuel reserves and histories of colonialism and imperialism. It is also the site of potentially immense green energy resources. The writers in this collection explore a region ripe for energy transition, but held back by resource-grabbing and (neo)colonial agendas. They show the importance of fighting fo...

Oct

AUC-FEPS Political Science Joint Seminar

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

This is a regular monthly seminar run jointly by the Political Science departments of AUC and Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS). Faculty members and graduate students from the two departments take part as presenters of their ongoing research. The seminar also invites practitioners (e.g. members of parliament, ambassadors, policy makers and public functionaries...

Oct

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

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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...

Oct

Taha ElMansy Performs Resonance Through Time: A Journey of Classical Guitar Music

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

A solo classical guitar concert that aims to showcase the historical progression of classical guitar music through varied styles and compositions. This concert’s program will feature two segments, each presented as a short movie, offering a unique and immersive experience that reflects the instrument’s rich heritage and potential.

Oct

Mental Health Week 2024

Oct 20 – Oct 24

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Get ready for an exciting week in celebration of World Mental Health Day! Show your support by wearing green and swing by our booth at Bartlett Plaza to grab a special gift. Don’t forget to snap a fun photo with your friends on campus and tag us—we can’t wait to see you there!

Oct

AUC Libraries' Digitization Center Open House

10:00 am

AUC New Cairo

The AUC Libraries’ Digitization Center invites you to see how digitization supports the preservation of Egypt's heritage. Join us on 16 October 2024 at an open house event at the Digitization Center, room 1029 from 10 am to 2.30 pm, on the first floor of the Library, where you have the chance to see its state-of-the-art equipment and learn about the steps in the digitization process that lead t...

Oct

Remittance as Belonging: Global Migration, Transnationalism, and the Quest for Home

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) cordially invites you to attend a book talk by Hasan Mahmud, Assistant Professor in Residence, Sociology, Northwestern University in Qatar, on the book titled: "Remittance as Belonging: Global Migration, Transnationalism, and the Quest for Home" - On Sunday, October 13, 2024 - From 1 to 2 PM - at CVC p022, Meeting Room, AUC New Cairo and on We...

Oct

Violence in the City: How Do We Live in the Streets of Cairo?

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

This event will bring together leading experts in urban development, gender studies, and civil rights to delve into the intricate dynamics of violence in Cairo’s public spaces and its impact on the community. Panelists: Dr. Dalia Wahdan – Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, AUC, and former advisor at UNDP. Dr. Dina Shehayeb – Professor and Program Director of A...

Oct

Mahshi: Food, Literature and Translation

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an exciting talk featuring translator Randa Abo Baker, who will explore the intriguing ways food is integrated into the narrative of the novel Kohl and Cardamom.

Oct

Qahwa & Kalam: Muslim Scholars in West Africa on the Eve of Colonialism

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an interesting talk, tackling how the West African Islamic clerisy was caught in the midst of a revolution against a perceivedly corrupt indigenous political establishment in the nineteenth century.