Magazine of The American University in Cairo
the Latest: Spring 2025
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COVER STORY
Cairo Gets the Comic Treatment
Travel back in time in Cairo with Mona Elzik ’24 and her debut Arabic comic book that blends history and art
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From street vendors to tech startups, Assistant Professor Ismaeel Tharwat ’13 is tracking how entrepreneurs across Africa are driving productivity and growth
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Inflation and rising food prices are reshaping everyday life in Egypt, impacting both grocery habits and household budgets
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Assistant Professor Isabel Müller’s research in model theory focuses on finding broad patterns that can apply to various problems, helping students see the usefulness of math in everyday life
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Assistant Professor Lameese Eldesouky tells us how emotional regulation can make our lives healthy and socially rich life
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From Student to Statesman
What began as student leadership is now a lifelong commitment to diplomacy
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Natural Beauty
Dating back millennia, the petrified wood at AUC New Cairo is more than pretty — it’s prehistoric
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Fishing for Change
Architecture students create urban design masterplans to empower Qursaya Island’s community of fishermen and farmers
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‘My Name Begins with a D’
Once erased from history books, feminist icon Doria Shafik and her work live on at AUC through the archives