May 15, 2023
Egyptian architectural historian Mohamed Elshahed, author of Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide (AUC Press, 2020), has recently been selected as a 2023-2024 Fellow at Columbia University’s Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris. He… READ MORE
April 19, 2023
Elizabeth Loudon’s debut novel, A Stranger in Baghdad, longlisted for the Bridport Novel Award, is published by Hoopoe (May 2023). “A haunting, beautifully written book about twentieth century Baghdad and the… READ MORE
April 2, 2023
Hoopoe sat down with Sherif Meleka, author of Suleiman’s Ring, (Hoopoe, March 2023), to find out more about what drove him to write about an enchanted ring which brings good fortune to… READ MORE
March 11, 2023
Hager El Hadidi, author of the newly released paperback edition of Zar: Spirit Possession, Music, and Healing Rituals In Egypt, (AUC Press, 2023), gave a fascinating virtual book talk, moderated… READ MORE
February 28, 2023
The award-winning Russian-Swedish photographer Xenia Nikolskaya talked about her book Dust: Egypt’s Forgotten Architecture, Revised and Expanded Edition (AUC Press, 2022), with Rodrigo Gratacós Brum, filmmaker, film producer, and associate professor… READ MORE
February 12, 2023
“The Naguib Mahfouz award, established by AUC Press, is important because it showcases modern contemporary fiction from the Arab world,” said Suzan Kenawy, marketing manager (Egypt/Europe), AUC Press and AUC… READ MORE
February 9, 2023
The American University in Cairo Press is delighted to welcome its new executive director, Veerle De Laet. Before joining the Press this month, De Laet was managing director and publisher at… READ MORE
January 25, 2023
Renowned heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub spoke with Khaled Ezzelarab, associate professor of practice, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, AUC, on January 17, in AUC Tahrir’s Ewart Memorial Hall…. READ MORE
January 11, 2023
On January 12, the Banipal Trust announced that the late Humphrey Davies, translator of The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by the award-winning novelist Hamdi Abu Golayyel, published by Hoopoe Fiction in 2022, is… READ MORE
December 11, 2022
On December 11, AUC Press announced the award of the 2022 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature to the Egyptian writer Fatma Qandil for her debut novel Aqfas farigha (Empty Cages). The award… READ MORE
