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History Hash Outs: Deadly Beauty Fads

Don't miss Yasmeen El-Ghazaly’s enlightening talk on global feminism, Egypt’s social discourses, and women's lives—an inspiring chance to expand your perspective and elevate your understanding.

Aug

Lobna Abdel Aziz ’54 Journey on her Ninetieth Birthday مشوار لبنى عبد العزيز في عيد ميلادها التسعين

Aug 8 – Aug 15

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

AUC celebrates the 90th birthday of the legendary actress, columnist, and former Miss AUC, Lobna Abdel Aziz’54, in partnership with Arwah Fi El Madina. The event will feature Mahmoud El Tamimi, who will speak about the most significant phase of her personal and artistic journey. The celebration will be accompanied by a photo exhibition in collaboration with the RBSCL Legacy Gallery from 8-15...

Jul

3a Raye2 Storytelling: Sherif Desouky

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Sherif Desouky is an Egyptian storyteller, actor, writer, and director, and winner of the Best Actor Award at the 39th Cairo International Film Festival in 2018. He wrote and directed many theatrical productions and worked as an acting coach and a stage and film actor. He excelled in the art of storytelling and improvisation, reaching the level of a storyteller. In his storytelling nights, Sh...

Oct

History Hash Outs: Egyptian Radio: Before State Broadcasting, 1925-1934

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Discover the early days of Egyptian radio with professor and author Ziad Fahmy, as he explores how this formative period of broadcasting shaped modern Egyptian culture and communication.

Sep

History Hash Outs: The Italian Renaissance and Its Legacies in a Global Perspective

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join history lecturer and art adviser Fabrizio Conti as he examines the Italian Renaissance in a global perspective, tracing how its art, culture and humanistic ideals transformed societies well beyond Europe.

Aug

Empty Cages: A Virtual Book Discussion

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Online

Join us for an engaging virtual conversation on "Empty Cages" by Fatma Qandil, the 2022 Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. An urgent and raw confessional of memory and family and all that is lost and won in one woman's lifetime. The event will feature award-winning translator Adam Talib, who brought the novel into English with nuance and depth, alongside Karam Youssef, publi...

Jul

Sayyida Zainab: The Tale of a Mosque and Legendary Sites Around it

Jul 14 – Jul 31

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Sheikh Hassan Abbas Sharbatly Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites you to an exhibition on the Cairene neighborhood of Sayyida Zainab, held at Future Gallery, AUC Tahrir Campus, 14-31 July, 2025. Unearthing a treasure trove of historic photographs, maps, postcards, newspapers, magazines, etc., this exhibition explores the urban evolution & politics of Sayyida Zainab, fro...

Jul

Museum of the People of Downtown…Narratives and Memories

Jul 18 – Jul 19

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

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.

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