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In lecture, Elias Khoury says children are a catalyst for change
Archaeology
September 23, 2012
In lecture, Elias Khoury says children are a catalyst for change
Lebanese literary genius and critic Elias Khoury started his talk at the American University in Cairo last week by analyzing…
Interior Ministry denies accusing AUC of destabilizing the country
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Interior Ministry denies accusing AUC of destabilizing the country
The Interior Ministry on Monday denied reports that it had arrested two spy rings gathering information about Egypt’s post-revolution economic…
Documenting history to depose the regime
Archaeology
April 7, 2012
Documenting history to depose the regime
Many attempts to document Egypt's 25 January revolution have been made over the past year. The American University in Cairo's…
A parallel vision to reality
Art news
March 28, 2012
A parallel vision to reality
“In art, the concept of parallelism is very valuable,” says Shady El Noshokaty, the art professor at the American University…
Accusations against former interior minister vague, says his lawyer
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Accusations against former interior minister vague, says his lawyer
The lawyer of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly on Saturday accused prosecutors of misleading the court by making contradictory and baseless accusations,…
Maker Faire Africa 2011 to be held in Cairo on 6 October
Art news
October 4, 2011
Maker Faire Africa 2011 to be held in Cairo on 6 October
While long weekends are usually reserved for frying one’s brain cells, this year’s 6 October holiday offers a unique opportunity…
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
Books
September 27, 2011
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
– “Palestine,” said Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, “is my country of choice.” Under the banner of “Translating Palestine,” Khoury spoke…
An array of photographic history ‘Echoes’ at the AUC galleries
Art news
September 24, 2011
An array of photographic history ‘Echoes’ at the AUC galleries
The small, spare exhibition space of the Photographic Gallery, located on the American University in Cairo’s New Campus, currently hosts…
AUC students and workers launch strike against soaring fees and wage cuts
Egypt
September 11, 2011
AUC students and workers launch strike against soaring fees and wage cuts
About two thousand students and workers at the American University in Cairo (AUC) began an open-ended strike Sunday in protest…
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
Egypt
July 9, 2011
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
A Guinean graduate student at the American University in Cairo (AUC) who was arrested in the Gambian capital of Banjul…