Happening@AUC

Theatre Play: Bein El Maya Wel Hawa | بين المية والهوا

Come experience this powerful local adaptation of Chekhov's timeless classic, The Seagull, bringing to life the struggles of love, art and ambition with a local twist.

Oct

Mainstreaming the Margins and Marginalizing the Mainstream in Contemporary Egyptian Culture

Oct 26 – Oct 28

9:30 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Explore Egypt's cultural transformation at this interdisciplinary conference! Unpack the complex relationship between mainstream and margin in art, literature, and language. Join us for this essential intellectual event.

Oct

Cairo Jazz Festival 2025

Oct 30 – Nov 7

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Don’t miss this celebration of sound and culture, uniting artists from 14 countries. With performances from Wust El Balad to a Ziad Rahbani homage, expect to be moved as well as entertained.

Oct

Music in a Visual Dialogue Exhibition - Curated by Mahmoud Hamdi

Oct 30 – Nov 14

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Come witness the work of seven artists intertwining sound and image, celebrating Egypt’s timeless harmony and honoring music legend Ziad Rahbani.

Oct

Cities on the Edge

Oct 31 – Nov 1

9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Cities on the Edge, a two-day gathering of international scholars exploring the urban heritage of Egypt, Sudan and Palestine through roundtables and a Khalifa field trip.

Nov

Edward Said Memorial Lecture: The Palestinians—from Orientalism to Extermination

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join Professor John Dugard as he examines how Edward Said’s writings on Orientalism provide an explanation for the colonization and occupation of Palestine and the dehumanization of its people.

Nov

IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM) 2025

Nov 4 – Nov 6

9:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Join this gathering of global researchers to share knowledge on the latest communications and networking topics.

Nov

Manuscripts and Materiality: Reflections on Where Our Field Stands

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a lecture by Professor Konrad Hirschler of the University of Hamburg to learn about current approaches to manuscript studies, with a particular focus on the materiality of texts in the premodern Middle East.

Nov

Urban Spaces of Cairo

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Don't miss the screening of this intriguing documentary, which reveals historical sustainability patterns in the built environment and highlights trade, transport and community innovation.

Nov

Crusaders and Books: What Happened to the Legendary Banu Ammar Library of Tripoli?

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Explores the fate of one of the most renowned medieval libraries in the Islamic world—the Banu Ammar Library of Tripoli—following the Crusader conquest, featuring Konrad Hirschler, professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Hamburg.

Apr

AUC Tahrir CultureFest 2026

Apr 2 – Apr 4

2:00 pm – 11:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

For the third consecutive year, AUC Tahrir CultureFest returns to the heart of downtown Cairo, bringing the city’s rich culture to life at our iconic AUC Tahrir Square campus.

"AUC is a tobacco-free community. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas."
"A photo ID is required for entry. Facial recognition is required at all times."
"AUC community includes staff, faculty, students, and alumni."

Theatre Play: Bein El Maya Wel Hawa | بين المية والهوا