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History Hash Outs | Cairo and the African Revolution: The Making of an Anti-Colonial Hub

Join Sara Hussein of the University of California as she examines mid-twentieth-century Cairo as a global hub for Afro-Arab liberation networks.

Oct

History Hash Outs | Governing Muslims: Law and the Making of Russian Imperial Rule in Crimea, 1783–1850

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover how Russian imperial rule reshaped Muslim Crimea from 1783 to 1850, with Dilyara Agisheva of AUC.

Oct

History Hash Outs | Building the Future: Cold War Development in Egypt and the Gulf

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Learn how Egyptians imagined future development between decolonization and neoliberal globalization with Masha Kirasirova of New York University Abu Dhabi.

Oct

History Hash Outs | Out of the Phoenix’s Ashes: Valentine de Saint-Point and the Eastern

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Trace the incredible post-World War I journey of French writer Valentine de Saint-Point to Cairo with historian Mariam Elashmawy.

Nov

History Hash Outs | Alexandria Again: Islamic Philosophy and Decolonisation in Mid-20th Century Egypt

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover how modern Egyptian philosophers reclaimed Alexandrian cosmopolitanism for an independent Egypt, with Simon Conrad of the Orient-Institute Beirut.

Sep

History Hash Outs | History as a Creative Practice: Making the Past Public

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Explore history as a creative practice beyond academia with Yasmine El Dorghamy, founder of Rawi Publishing

Jul

Sharea El Sheikh Ayesh – شارع الشيخ عايش

Jul 22 – Jul 25

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Sharea El Sheikh Ayesh is a captivating theatrical play that takes audiences on a journey through more than a century of Egyptian history, beginning in 1919 in one of Cairo's vibrant working-class neighborhoods. Blending humor, drama, and nostalgia, it follows generations of families whose stories of love, resilience, and hope reflect the enduring spirit of Egypt and its people.

Apr

AUC Tahrir CultureFest 2027: Africa 360

Apr 15 – Apr 17

1:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join this edition of AUC Tahrir CultureFest, highlighting Africa's rich culture, creativity and diverse perspectives through art, performance and intellectual exchange.

Jul

Internal / External

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

contemporary dance performance by Nagham Salah Othman that examines the unseen boundaries between who we are and who we appear to be. Through expressive choreography, the performance reflects on identity, personal transformation, and the courage to look within. This project is part of Halaqat, a project funded by the European Union.

Jun

Scaling Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

Speaker: Matt Parkinson In this session, Matt Parkinson draws on experience coordinating over 240 capstone projects and engaging more than 4,000 students annually, and shares practical frameworks for refining and scaling Project-Based Learning (PBL) across an engineering school - strengthening project design, student engagement, and learning outcomes. Participants will leave able to: Des...