At CASAR, we aspire to deepen the AUC community’s understanding of the United States and its relationship with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We aim to present a nuanced view of American involvement in the region.
To do so, the Center supports high-quality academic research as well as a wide variety of outreach and educational programs, including hosting colloquia and public lectures, thus making available a broad range of opportunities for the AUC community, and to highlight the usefulness of American studies to students of diverse interests and career intentions.
The outreach activities within the AUC community and larger Egyptian society that CASAR offers are a vital part of achieving the Center's mission of enhancing mutual understanding between the MENA region and the United States.
For more information and contacts, please visit the CASAR website.
Performances from 2023
AUC community only lecture: Gender-based violence (GBV), Women & the Law in Egypt, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR (AUC community only) Lecture : Body Autonomy, Culture & Empowering Women in Egypt, US & Canada: The Differences That Unite Us', The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public lecture: 'How Different Are We? Sexual Harassment Education in the US and Egypt', The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public lecture: How far have women come in the past 120 years in Egypt and the US?, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public lecture: Mapping the Journeys of Enslaved People from Zanzibar to the Gulf, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public Lecture: October Surprise? Iran and Jimmy Carter’s Electoral Defeat in 1980, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public lecture: The Gaza War: Implications for the United States and Egypt, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Public Panel Discussion: "Global and Regional Repercussions of the 6th of October War: Arab and American Perspectives", The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Student Discussion Series: ‘Does Social Media Bring More Harm Than Good?’, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
CASAR Student Discussion Series: Should Cultural Artifacts be Returned to Their Country of Origin?, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research CASAR
Submissions from 2022
A National Struggle: Senegalese wrestling and Casamançais separatism, Mark W. Deets
Submissions from 2018
Cairo Debates: Understanding Arab-American Relations, Magda Shahin
Egypt and the Middle East, Magda Shahin
Submissions from 2017
The Impact of Notions of Nationalism on Women's Rights in Egypt, Magda Shahin and Yasmeen El-Ghazaly
Submissions from 2016
Islam and the West: Global Challenges, Concerted Responses, Reda Shehata
Performances from 2014
Egyptian-US Relations Future Prospects, Center for American Studies and Research