American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, Room 2175, Tel 02 2615 2694
AUC New Cairo (Multiple Venues)
Sat 25, 7pm – 8pm (Online): “Forensic Linguistics: Can Language Contribute to Justice?” join Neveen Al Saeed, lecturer in linguistics at the Department of English Language and Literature, Ain Shams University, to learn more about forensic linguistics as a growing multidisciplinary field that brings together language, law and social impact. The talk is an invitation to have an open discussion about two important questions: “Can linguistic analysis help improve the legal process?” and “Is linguistic training important to consider in the legal field?”. The link is https://e.cglink.me/2kZ/r300116743
Conference and Visitor Center, Room P020
Sun 26, 1pm – 2pm: “Development of Space Technology in Egypt” talk by Professor Sherif Sedky, from AUC’s Department of Physics and former CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency, explores the global evolution of space technology and Egypt’s growing role in this dynamic field.
The Sullivan Lounge and Livestream
Tues 28, 5pm – 7pm: “Cartoons as Political Critique in Ghana – a Close Look at the Work of Bright Ackwerh” lecture focuses on the activist work of Ghanaian political cartoonist Bright Ackwerh. Ackwerh is an artist who describes himself as a “pseudo-historian,” someone who responds to the gatekeeping practices of elite-owned and state-influenced media by telling stories that media agencies are too afraid to tell. Bright’s political cartoons bring to the surface the unspoken and unseen worlds of exploitative capitalism in Ghana. Speaker: Girish Daswani, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto.
Next to AUC Library and Inside the Shop
Sun 26 - Thurs 30, 9am-7pm: Campus Book Fair is coming back,
explore a wide selection of books across all categories and enjoy 20% off all titles, plus special offers with discounts up to 65%. Do not miss unbeatable textbook deals starting from just EGP 50.
Falaki Theatre
AUC Tahrir Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 012 88721446
Falaki Mainstage Theatre
Thurs 23, 9.30pm: What Does it Mean to Be a Poet in War Time? is a poem by Hend Jouda, published on her Facebook in October 2023, at the height of the massacres in Gaza. Iconic and immediately viral, it was translated into multiple languages. This fundamental question forms the backbone of the show, which gathers other poems that bear witness to the tragedy, terror and desolation. It also explores the poets’ and the Palestinians’ inextinguishable thirst for life: a paradoxical vital energy that can only be called joy. On stage, the two ‘sisters in poetry’ bring Gaza O My joy to life. The intense and dignified presence of Jouda, whose voice carries the weight of wars endured, is doubled by the precise and infinitely gentle voice of Moroccan poet Soukaina Habiballah, who performs the French translations.
Heliopolis Public Library
42 Al-Oroba St, off Beirut St, Misr Al-Gedida, Tel 011 42464426
Sat 25, 5:30pm (public invitation): “Taha Hussein - His Educational, Intellectual, and Cultural Project” seminar by Professor Kamal Mughīth, Egyptian researcher and academic with a PhD in the Fundamentals of Education, on the anniversary of the death of Dr. Taha Hussein.
Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
Registration for the General Italian Language Courses (November 2025 - January 2026 session) is open from 15 to 29 October 2025. For information and registration: [email protected]
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Ewart Memorial Hall
Thurs 23, 7pm: Join a special event with Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub celebrating the release of the paperback edition of his authorized biography, A Surgeon and a Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub by Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman, with a foreword by Mary Archer. The celebration, which coincides with Sir Yacoub’s 90th birthday, will include a conversation with Ahmed Elghandour '16, founder and host of the YouTube show Eldaheeh. Yacoub will be in conversation with Ahmed Elghandour '16, founder and host of the hit YouTube show El Daheeh, the most popular science show in the Middle East, with over 500 videos that have garnered more than 2.5 billion views. The discussion will be held in English.
Open to the public (pre-event registration is required).
Since space is limited, we encourage early arrival, as seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration doesn't guarantee a seat. A valid photo ID is required at the entrance.
Hill House and Noir Art Zone
Sun 26 – Tues 28, 9.30am – 6.30pm: “Mainstreaming the Margins and Marginalizing the Mainstream in Contemporary Egyptian Culture” conference is bringing together practitioners and scholars working on entertainment, arts, literature and language, this interdisciplinary conference is devoted to the complex relationship between mainstream and margin in contemporary Egyptian culture. This conference provides an opportunity to think about repositioning Egypt, and the region more broadly, as a place of knowledge production; a place from which theory emerges, not just be applied or localised.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 23 October, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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