Join AUC Press and the AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business for a virtual conversation on "A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power." The conversation features co-authors James A. Harmon and Cornelius Queen and will be moderated by Sherif Kamel, dean of the business school. The book offers an inside story of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund and its efforts to strengthen Egypt’s private sector in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. Drawing on firsthand experience, the book explores an unconventional model of foreign assistance, examining how investment, entrepreneurship, and partnership can create jobs, expand opportunities, and build lasting ties between the United States and Egypt.

Addie Leak talks with Tugrul Mende about the translation process, literary awards, and two very different translations processes: translating one book through a riot of multilingual voicenotes and …

Read a Q&A with the author to explore the creative process behind the novel, and take a closer look at the ideas, decisions, and moments that shaped it.

Globally-renowned surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has been honoured with a red plaque from the British Heart Foundation at Harefield Hospital

Before Sir Magdy Yacoub performs a heart surgery, he often sees himself already performing it in his dreams while he sleeps. Even when his eyes are closed and his body is still, there is sti

Edward Said remains a singular prophet and exemplar for everyone struggling for a world based on peace, justice, and mutual recognition.

Chain of Hope is delighted to announce the relaunch of its celebrated Share Your Heart project, returning to the Saatchi Gallery in February 2026 with an ext...

Although Kay Heikkenen has previously won the Banipal (for her translation of Huzama Habayeb's Velvet) this was, surprisingly, the first time Marilyn Booth has won the prize.

Nadine El-Hadi, senior acquisitions editor of the American University in Cairo Press’s translation branch, reflects on the imprint’s mission to bring the voices, histories, and complexities of the Ara...

Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.

Read this Q&A with Kara Cooney as she discusses her latest book, Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches (AUC Press, 2024), and reveals ancient Egyptian practice...

The team noted that some remains belong to people who had done very little physical activity during their lifetimes while others had been very active.