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March 17, 2026
## Faculty Insights: What's Next in U.S.-Israeli War in Iran
News@AUC spoke with Ibrahim Awad, research professor in global affairs and director of AUC’s Center for Migration to examine the consequences of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
March 11, 2026
### Returning to Ramallah Civic Engagement
March 9, 2026
### AI in Healthcare: AUC Is Egypt’s First Hub for the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon Global connections
March 5, 2026
### Meet Freshman Amina Orfi: World No.3 Squash Star Student Experience
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### Solar Decathlon Design Challenge - Africa 2025
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### Madalyn Lamont Literary Award Ceremony: Samboozies—an Aesthetics of Junk
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### Trading Patterns in Middle East History, 700-1900: Impacts, Ruptures and Continuities
Mar 27 - Mar 28
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### Research and Creativity Convention (RCC) 2026
Mar 29 - Apr 2
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### Arabic Calligraphy: When Words Become Art
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### PerformaX: AdTech Innovation Hackathon
Mar 29 - Apr 23
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### The Pursuit of Stability (ʾistiqrār): Kinship, Class and the Making of Value in an Egyptian Steel Town
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### CASAR Public Lecture — The New Middle East: Game of Thrones
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### Contesting the State: Political Theology in Modern Egypt
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