30 Apr Expanding Life Chances: Community-Engaged Research and Structural Change 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Deborah Perez, University of Miami, to explore research advancing equity in education, housing and related social systems.
01 May Theatrical Show | Bakathir Museum May 1 – May 2 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square Step into a living museum as renowned director Ahmed Fouad reimagines Bakathir’s legacy through an immersive theatrical experience that blends heritage and modernity.
03 May A Tale of Two Palaces: Recent Excavations at Qantir-Pi-Ramesse 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm AUC Tahrir Square Discover newly uncovered palaces at Pi-Ramesse as Henning Franzmeier reveals insights into New Kingdom royal architecture, decoration and ancient Egyptian urban life.
03 May New Cairo, Do You Love Me? May 3 – May 17 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm AUC New Cairo Experience New Cairo City through stark black-and-white photography confronting promises, alienation and lived reality in a debut exhibition by emerging photographers Judi Yassin and Tia Khalil.
03 May Nazik al-Mala’ika Award 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Celebrate the legacy of Nazik al-Mala’ika in honoring Michael Nader Yacoub’s thesis, The Communal Lyric: Poetry in Devotional and Oppressed Communities.
04 May The Animals of Ancient Egypt, Then and Now: In-Person Book Talk 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm AUC Tahrir Square Join authors Richard Hoath and Salima Ikram as they discuss the inspiration behind their exploration of the animals that shaped Egypt’s landscapes, culture and history from ancient times to the present.
05 May Goodmori Ensemble Concert 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join us for the Korea–Egypt Exchange Concert, celebrating 30 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Egypt.
06 May History Hash Outs—Between the Mad and the Bad: Psychiatrists and Patients in Egypt’s State Asylums 1:00 pm AUC New Cairo Examine Egypt’s colonial asylums and mental health history with Yasmin Shafei, exploring psychiatry, power, patients and the state and society.
06 May Engineering, Earth and Psychological Science: Necessary Partners in Addressing Climate Change 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AUC New Cairo Join Amanda B. Clinton, APA senior director, for a talk on psychology’s role in climate solutions and transdisciplinary approaches today.