News

UK Audience Keen to Understand Prospects and Probabilities in Ongoing MENA Transitions

Lisa Anderson’s lecture on “Democracy, Authoritarianism and Regime Change in the Arab World” packs a London School of Economics auditorium and refocuses UK audience on the changes sweeping the Middle East
Gaddafi's fate is as newsworthy as Murdoch's
Guardian

President Lisa Anderson Delivers a Lecture at LSE

President Lisa Anderson delivered a lecture, "Democracy, Authoritarianism and Regime Change in the Arab World" at a public event in London hosted by the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. The remarks examined the recent uprisings across MENA, highlighting where they happened, where they succeeded and what they mean for both the practice and the study of politics in the region.
Read the full text of President Anderson's remarks here,
or listen to the podcast here

Fayza Haikal Selected Head of Archaeologists Syndicate

In an interview with Al Masry Al Youm, Professor of Archaeology Fayza Haikal, talks about her selection as the head of the first Egyptian Archaeologists Syndicate and the challenges facing the new body.
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate Head Fayza Haikal
Al Masry Al Youm


Events

AUC Press Visual Festival of Art and Photography

AUC Press is currently holding three unique exhibitions as part of a visual festival of art and photography. AUC Future Gallery is exhibiting three new AUC Press publications about the Egyptian revolution: Tahrir Square: The Heart of the Egyptian Revolution; Messages from Tahrir: Signs from Egypt’s Revolution, and The Road to Tahrir: Front Line Images. Margo Veillon Gallery of Modern Egyptian Art is exhibiting two collections: Celebrating Egypt and Still Life, whereas AUC Legacy Gallery commemorates 100 years of  Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz and 50 Years of the AUC Press.
AUC Tahrir Square
Everyday until August 31, 2011 except Fridays

Live Broadcast: Last Flight of the NASA Space Shuttle


Ewart Hall, AUC Tahrir Square
Wednesday July 20, 2011
11:30 am to 3:00 pm