American University in Cairo
Sat 6, 7pm (Online Event): “Cairo Papers Talk Series | Palestine: Confronting Genocide — Palestine is Shrinking, Palestine is Everywhere” What do Palestinians surviving two years of genocide teach us about politics, land and the body? In this talk by Sherene Seikaly, University of California, we follow the lessons of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as they “refract history and geography” and shape space and language to envision different futures against the spectacles of abundance, against denial, distortion, and displacement, and through and despite genocide. The link: https://e.cglink.me/2kZ/r300117262
Alwaleed Hall, Room P071
Mon 8, 1pm: “Forced Migration Narratives in the Contemporary Arabic Novel” a talk by Maria Elena Paniconi, Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Macerata (Italy). Paniconi is the co-editor of The Migrant in Arab Literature: Displacement, Self-Discovery and Nostalgia (Routledge, 2023), her talk will focus on migration in Sudanese and Eritrean literary narratives.
Tues 9, 7pm, Cairo Time: Join an engaging virtual book talk with Safaruk Chowdhury, author of Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil, newly released. In this rigorous study, Chowdhury examines four major dimensions of the problem of evil; human disability, animal suffering, evolutionary natural selection, and Hell, offering fresh insights into how Islamic theology has grappled with these enduring questions. A Q&A session with the author will follow the discussion. Chowdhury is faculty member at Cambridge Muslim College, Whitethread Institute in London and the Ibn Rushd Centre for Excellence for Islamic Research in Birmingham. Facebook live streaming link: https://www.facebook.com/aucpress/live?
AUC Tahrir Bookstore
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Thurs 4 - Sat 6, 10am–7pm (everyday including Fridays and Saturdays): Join the festive spirit at the Christmas Book Fair hosted by AUC Bookstores, discover an extensive collection of English-language books at great prices. Enjoy 20% discounts on all books for every age and mood, for dreamers big and small, the perfect gift, the perfect read, and special offers online on: aucbookstores.com, with home delivery anywhere in Egypt.
The Shop, AUC New Cairo Campus
Thurs 4, 8.30am-8pm: Join the festive spirit at the Christmas Book Fair hosted by AUC Bookstores.
Goethe Institute
5 El-Bustan Street, Downtown, Tel 02 2575 9877/ 219/ 01288711134
Fri 5, 7pm: As part of the annual Winter Alumni Fair of Jameel House for Traditional Arts in Cairo, a panel discussion on the creative industries, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute Cairo, will feature
Mamdouh Sakr, programme manager at the Jameel House in Cairo
Noha Qahwagy, a Jameel House in Cairo graduate and instructor
Noha Ali, a Jameel House in Cairo graduate and founder of Naia Design House.
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Hill House, AUC Tahrir Square
Sun 7, 7pm: “Cognitive Migration: The Important Role Imagination Plays in International Mobility” a talk by Saara Koikkalainen, a leading scholar in migration studies, exploring how imagination shapes decisions to move across borders, offering fresh insight into the often-overlooked cognitive dimensions of international mobility.
AUC Tahrir Square (Room 120)
Wed 10, 7pm: “Paradoxes of Pioneering and Concealment in Modern Egyptian Art” a conversation with Yasser Mongy, moderated by Sama Wally, held in conjunction with “Chafik Charobim: Lightmarks on Vanishing Points” exhibition. In celebration of the retrospective exhibition devoted to the Egyptian artist Chafik Charobim, a guest lecture by Yasser Mongy, an Associate Professor of graphic arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, will address one of the complex issues in writing the history of modern Egyptian art; the intricate relationship between the mechanisms of artistic celebrity-making and the disappearance of several influential artists from dominant academic and historiographical narratives, despite their significant contributions to shaping Egyptian aesthetic sensibility.
The lecture seeks to highlight the need to rewrite the history of modern Egyptian art from a broader perspective. The talk will be conducted in Arabic with possible English translation (if needed).
Teatro Arkan
Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Fri 5, 8pm: “Between the Strange and the Prevailing” an eye-opening lecture by Khaled Ghattass, the renowned speaker and author, he specializes in human behavior, leadership, and decision-making, will take us on a thought-provoking journey through some of today’s most pressing personal and societal challenges. In this engaging 60-minute talk, followed by a 15–20-minute Q&A session, Ghattass will delve into themes like relationships, cultural influences, life choices, and the psychological impacts of our daily stresses.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 4 December, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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