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Museum of the People of Downtown…Narratives and Memories

The Museum of the People initiative, launched by iCulture Consulting in 2024, seeks to engage communities in the appreciation, documentation, and celebration of Downtown Cairo’s collective memory as part of our intangible cultural heritage. In collaboration with the Tahrir cultural center- American University in Cairo (AUC), this initiative aims to create an interactive platform for knowledge e...

Jun

Island Stories: Hana w Surur in Rawda and Manial

Jun 27 – Jul 5

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Explore Manial’s entertainment heritage through maps, films and stories as part of Hana w Surur, a six-month community-based workshop program.

Nov

Manuscripts and Materiality: Reflections on Where Our Field Stands

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a lecture by Professor Konrad Hirschler of the University of Hamburg to learn about current approaches to manuscript studies, with a particular focus on the materiality of texts in the premodern Middle East.

Jul

The 20th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology Conference

Jul 3 – Jul 6

9:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Held for the first time in Cairo, the 20th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology will take place at The American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus, from July 3–6, 2025. This four-day international gathering will bring together scholars, researchers, and cultural practitioners from all over the world to explore the theme: “Historicism in Islamic Art...

Jun

Kathak Sandhya: A Stage Presentation of Indian Classical Dance

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

A stage presentation of Indian Classical Dance - Kathak presented by Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture - Embassy of India

Nov

Crusaders and Books: What Happened to the Legendary Banu Ammar Library of Tripoli?

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Explore the fate of one of the most renowned medieval libraries in the Islamic world, the Banu Ammar Library of Tripoli, following the Crusader Conquest.

Jun

Webinar | Water Justice in Arid Lands: Pathways for Equitable Water Management on World Desertification Day

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Online

On World Desertification Day, the Alternative Policy Solutions is hosting a webinar titled "Water Justice in Arid Lands: Pathways for Equitable Water Management on World Desertification Day،" featuring Eng. Walid Hakiki, Head of the Planning Sector at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and Fayrouz Eldabbagh, National Researcher - Political Scientist, The International Water Manageme...

Jun

The Medieval Mediterranean Between Islam and Christianity: A Virtual Book Discussion

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Join us for a virtual book discussion of "The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity: Cross-pollinations in Art, Architecture, and Material Culture" edited by Sami Luigi De Giosa and Nikolaos Vryzidis (AUC Press, 2025). A volume that explores Christian-Islamic cultural exchange in the medieval Mediterranean through material culture—textiles, metalwork, architecture, and more—reve...

Jun

AUC SHE Can Graduation: SHE Builds Beyond 2025

3:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us as we celebrate the incredible journey of 120 inspiring female entrepreneurs from Cairo, Tanta, Alexandria and the Red Sea graduates of the SHE Can program, a powerful initiative dedicated to empowering women and advancing entrepreneurship across Egypt. This year’s theme, SHE Builds Beyond, honors the power of women to build beyond limitations and stereotypes, beyond economic challen...

Oct

ABIC Annual Community Meeting 2025

Oct 28 – Oct 29

9:30 am

AUC New Cairo

We are excited to announce the 4th Annual ABIC Community Meeting organised in collaboration with The American University in Cairo. ️ 28 - 29 October 2025 The American University in Cairo, Egypt The theme for the 2025 Community Meeting is "Infrastructure & Access - the benefit of shared research infrastructure and core facility models in Africa". This theme aims to address ways of op...