Cairo: People and History

Join us for talks and panel discussions exploring the people of Cairo and how its history and identity shaped the city we know today.

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Exhibitions

Tahrir Images and Narratives (1900-2011)

Apr 17
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Apr 22
9:00 am
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9:00 pm
Armenian Room
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Exhibitions

AUC Archives Walk-through University History Exhibition

Apr 17
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Apr 22
9:00 am
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9:00 pm
Garden and Marriott Room
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Poetry Reading and Performance

Rhythms and Rhymes

Apr 18
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Apr 18
1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Arabic
Panel Discussions

Cairene Initiatives: Fiha Haga Hilwa

Apr 18
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Apr 18
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Abd El-Azim Fahmy
Founder, Cairo Biography
Amira Eid
Founder, Wessal World; Communications Professional
Mohamed Hamdy
Professor, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University; Founder, Rasm Misr
Samia El Khodary '16
Founder, Qahrawya; Senior Graphic Designer, Infomineo
Moderator
Rabab El Mahdi
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; Director, Alternative Policy Solution research project, AUC
Arabic with translation
Tours

Cairo Bike Downtown Cultural Heritage

Apr 19
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Apr 19
7:30 am
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9:30 am
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Tours

Walking Neighborhood Tours

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Apr 19
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Apr 19
10:00 am
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1:00 pm
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Tours

Walking Neighborhood Tours

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Apr 19
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Apr 19
3:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Book Talks

Unveiling Ottoman Cairo: Exploring Religious Architecture from Sultan Selim to Napoleon

Apr 19
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Apr 19
4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Menna El Mahy
Adjunct Instructor, AUC
Moderator
Panel Discussions

Al-Qahira: Riwāyah wa Rāwī

Apr 19
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Apr 19
7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Ashraf Ashmawi
Judge; Author
Omar Taher
Journalist; Poet; Writer
Moderator
Omar El Maadawy
Content Creator
Arabic
Tours

Walking Neighborhood Tours

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Apr 20
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Apr 20
10:00 am
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1:00 pm
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Panel Discussions

Cairo Houses Then and Now

Apr 20
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Mar 20
2:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Bernard O'Kane
Professor, Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations, AUC
Omniya Abdel Barr
Fellow, Victoria and Albert Museum; Head of Development, Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation
Shewekar El Gharably '97
Manager, Shewekar Design Studio
Moderator
Beshir Shousha'96
Narrative Content Creator
Tours

Walking Neighborhood Tours

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Apr 20
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Apr 20
3:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Speaker(s)
Moderator
Book Talks

Heritage for the Living in the ‘City of the Dead’

Apr 21
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Apr 21
1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Agnieszka Dobrowolska
Director, ARCHiNOS Architecture; Chair, Sultan Foundation (non-profit branch)
Moderator
Panel Discussions

Cairo Cafés: The History of Cultural Life from the Margin

Apr 21
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Apr 21
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Amr Khafagi
Journalist and Media Personality; Former Editor-in-Chief, Al-Shorouk newspaper
Ibrahim Dawoud
Journalist; Editor-in-Chief, Ibda‘ magazine; Author
Moderator
Sayed Mahmoud
Journalist; Former Editor-in-Chief of Al-Qahira newspaper; Managing Editor of Al-Ahram Al-Arabi magazine; Author
Arabic with translation
Panel Discussions

Museums and Heritage: Past, Present and Future

Apr 21
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Apr 21
7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Fady El Sadek ’01
Director of Design, Legacy
Iman Nabil
Director, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art
Saida El Harakany '98
Cultural Programming Director, Legacy; Founder, Adsum Art Advisory
Moderator
Amina Elbendary '96, '00
Associate Professor, Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations, AUC
Panel Discussions

Philosophical Reflections Focused on Cairo

Apr 22
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Apr 22
4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Armenian Room
Speaker(s)
Hussein Barrada ’04
Head of Marketing, Intro Sustainable Resources; Co-founder, Dawar App
Mahmoud Riad
Director, RiadArchitecture
Wafaa Wali (MA ’17)
Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition, AUC
Moderator
Yossra Hamouda (MA ’22)
PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham
Poetry Reading

Poetry from Gaza

Apr 22
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Apr 22
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Oriental Hall
Speaker(s)
Mosab Abu Toha
Writer in Residence, AUC
Moderator
Nadya Siyam (MA ’24)
Communications Officer, Office of Marketing Communication and Public Affairs, AUC
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