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The War on Gaza One Year On: Tough Questions about the Future

In commemoration of the first anniversary of the war in Gaza, Alternative Policy Solutions (APS) and the Middle East Studies Program (MESP) at the American University in Cairo are organizing a panel entitled “Tough Questions about the Future” While the horrors of this war exceed any of the previous rounds of violence experienced by the Palestinians, it has also brought into sharp focus tough...

Nov

Meditative Breathing to Release Stress

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

AUC New Cairo

Interactive workshop that helps participants to learn and experience different meditative breathing techniques to reduce stress and anxiety and boost their overall mental, physical and spiritual wellness.

Dec

Voices of Change: Empowering Leadership For All

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join us in celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at AUC with a week full of insightful and interactive activities created by AUC students. Experience the world from different perspectives with an autism simulation, "Sensory Overload," and take part in hands-on workshops exploring sign language in the classroom, as well as simulations of OCD and ADHD. Get moving with ada...

Dec

Yoga for Happiness

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Interactive vinyasa yoga class that helps participants to awaken their senses when flowing from a pose to another with the synchronicity of breath to find serenity, balance, peace and discover the wonders of the divine powers.

Sep

Physical Wellbeing: Living a More Mindful and Healthy Life (Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise)

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Focusing on the concept of mind-body integration and its impact on students' physical, mental and emotional wellbeing; covering wellness aspects related to nutrition, exercising, sleeping, mindfulness and meditation.

Sep

AI and Ethics in Research: Perspectives from the Think Tank Sector

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This talk will explore the novel and complex ethical questions, limitations and challenges that AI raises in the research environment. Building on perspectives from the think tank sector in the UK, the talk will touch on both the importance of ethics and how the think tank sector navigates and safeguards complex ethical questions. It will further explore the potential uses of AI in researc...

Sep

An Empirical Study of Blockchain-Driven Transparency in a Consumer Marketplace

12:45 pm

AUC New Cairo

By understanding how utilizing structural estimation helps understand how consumers assess product attributes and quality, the seminar discusses blockchain technology’s impact on consumer marketplaces and highlights that consumer responses (and welfare effects) vary in sophistication and size based on their prior experience with the product category. Additionally, the seminar will establish tha...

Oct

Mountains of the Pharaohs: An In-Person Book Talk with Zahi Hawass

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a book talk with Dr. Zahi Hawass about the new paperback edition of his book "Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders". Hawass will walk us through the story of the pyramids, weaving archaeological data with a history of Egypt’s powerful pharaohs, and argues that the pyramids—including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only one of the Seven Wonders of th...

Oct

Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF)

Oct 17 – Nov 10

1:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Experience innovation across global multidisciplinary art that reshapes audience and performer interactions.

Oct

Art D'Egypte Forever Is Now .04

Oct 26 – Oct 30

1:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Unearth the dialogue between antiquity and modern artistry. This year’s edition will feature exciting talks, offering insights into visual awareness and the intersection of art and design.