American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, Room 2175, Tel 02 2615 2694
The Sullivan Lounge
Mon 29, 1pm – 2:30pm: “Archive of Tongues: An Intimate History of Brownness” a talk where Moon Charania explores feminine dispossession and the brown diaspora through reflections on her mother’s life. Drawing on her mother’s memories and stories of migration, violence, sexuality, domesticity and the intimate economies of everyday life, Charania conceptualizes her mother’s tongue as both a theoretical object and an archive of brown intimate life. Presenting a storytelling mode that is at once sensual and melancholic, piercing and sharp, she recovers silenced practices of brown mothers’ survival, disobedience and meaning-making. Charania is an Associate Professor of International Studies at Spelman College and 2024–25 Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies at Princeton University.
Wed 1, 1pm – 2pm: “History Hash Outs: Egyptian Radio: Before State Broadcasting, 1925-1934” in this lecture, you will 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. Fahmy is a Professor of Modern Middle East History, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University. Professor Fahmy is the author of Street Sounds: Listening to Everyday Life in Modern Egypt (Stanford University Press, 2020).
Alwaleed Hall, Room PO71
Mon 29, 1pm-2pm: The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations (ARIC) is hosting a conversation with Mai Serhan, '99, '17, about her newly published book I Can Imagine It for Us: A Palestinian Daughter’s Memoir (AUC Press, 2025). Serhan is also the author of the poetry collection CAIRO: The Undelivered Letters (Diwan Publishing, 2025), which won the Center for Book Arts Poetry Award in 2022. The conversation will be moderated by Dina Heshmat, associate professor of Modern Arabic Literature in the ARIC department. Serhan is a writer, editor and translator. She holds a BA in English & Comparative Literature and MA in Arabic Studies from the American University in Cairo, and an MSt in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford.
Diwan Bookstore
159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 01222 40 7084/01226000168
Sat 27, 7pm: Book signing and discussion for The Sons of Nut and Other Myths book written by Mohamed A. Gamal, discussed by Egyptologist Monica Hanna.
Tues 30, 7pm: Diwan Book Club in September discusses The Wedding People book, compiled by Alison Espach, moderated by Haguer Amin.
Diwan Majarrah, El-Sheikh Zayed
Sat 27, 6pm - 8pm: Celebrate our heritage with creative artist Marwa El-Shazly in conversation with her 10-year-old
daughter, followed by an interactive colouring session and sharing knowledge from the Arab world (suitable for all ages).
Wed 1 Oct, 7pm: September Book Discussion discusses The Body Keeps The Score book by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, moderated by Lamah Anas.
1, Road 254, Degal, Maadi, Tel 010 98887326
Fri 26, 11am-12pm: Join Heba every Friday for a series of storytelling session designed to nurture your child’s social-emotional growth, confidence, character building, enhance thinking, creativity, and communication. Each week features a new meaningful theme, helping children grow through the magic of stories. For full information call 01226000168.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 25 September, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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