Don't miss Concordia University History Professor Wilson Jacob's lecture at AUC
American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus
History Department Conference Room, 2144
Wed 12, 9.45am – 10.55am: "History Hash Outs — The Gender of Al-Riyada: Secular and Religious Bodies in Egypt and Beyond, 1820-1936" join this lecture with Wilson Chacko Jacob, Professor of History at Concordia University, as he explores how gender, leadership and bodily discipline shaped secular and religious spheres in Egypt from 1820 to 1936, offering insights into power and identity that resonate beyond this era.
Wed 19, 9.45am – 10.55am: "History Hash Outs—Reclaiming Voices, Reimagining Futures: A Personal Journey Through Gender, History and Public Policy" join Reham Elmorally (HIST '16), Assistant Professor of Public Policy at AUC, for an inspiring talk on her journey—what led her to her work, how her experiences shaped her views, and why she wrote Recovering Women's Voices: Islam, Citizenship, and Patriarchy.
She'll also share insights from her role as Head of Public Policy and Research at Entlaq Holding, an Egyptian think tank supporting entrepreneurs, and why empowering change makers is more important than ever.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Word Hall
Fri 7, 9.30: " So That You Do Not Miss Ramadan" a meeting with His Eminence Sheikh Ali Mustafa, First Preacher in the Cairo Preaching District and His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Abbadi in the Cairo Preaching District. The meeting will discuss several topics such as preparing yourself for worshiping in Ramadan, organizing your time well and give everyone their due and getting rid of restrictions that impede you from fasting properly in the holy month of Ramadan.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 6 March, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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