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Every semester, CASAR AUC holds miscellaneous student debates discussing the hot controversial topics in the US, Egypt and from around the world in hopes of raising awareness about these topics & broadening the perspectives of our students as they learn to engage in fruitful discussions as they share different opinion on the topic being deliberated.
On April 10th 2025, at this CASAR Student Discussion event #7 in light of the current book bans in the US happening from Trump's administration, we debated this question: 'Censored classrooms: Should parents and community members have a say in restricting certain books in schools ,based on factors such as religion, age appropriateness ,and more?' The winning student with the best argument will get the following: A certificate of appreciation from CASAR A special feature on the CASAR website, FB & IG accounts An honorary special feature on the 'Speaker of the month' board at the center.
This event was in collaboration with the AUC Literature Club.
The winner of this debate was Hassan Al-Nimr
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Date of Performance/Event
Spring 4-10-2025
Venue
AUC New Campus - Classroom - Alwaleed CP74
Faculty Performer(s)/Contributor(s)
Mark Deets (host)
Yasmeen El-Ghazaly (co-host)
Student Performer(s)/Contributor(s)
Report by Madalina Gilca (CASAR Research Assistant)
Vice President of the Literature Club Madalina Gilca
Department
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research
Associated Event/Series Name
CASAR Student Discussion Series
Credits/ Acknowledgements
AUC Literature Club
Keywords
Debate, Students, book bans, freedom, speech, censorship
Disciplines
Comparative Literature | Creative Writing | Educational Sociology | French and Francophone Language and Literature | Gender and Sexuality | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Other Classics | Race and Ethnicity | Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance | Social Justice | Sociology of Culture | Theory, Knowledge and Science
Content Type
Lecture/Talk/Speech
Extent
3 pages
Language
eng
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APA Citation
CASAR, T.
(2025).CASAR Student Discussion Series #7: Censored Classrooms - Should parents and community members have a say in restricting certain books in schools, based on factors such as religion, age appropriateness, and more?.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/events_and_performances/48
MLA Citation
CASAR, The Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research
CASAR Student Discussion Series #7: Censored Classrooms - Should parents and community members have a say in restricting certain books in schools, based on factors such as religion, age appropriateness, and more?. 2025.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/events_and_performances/48
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Comparative Literature Commons, Creative Writing Commons, Educational Sociology Commons, French and Francophone Language and Literature Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Classics Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons, Social Justice Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons, Theory, Knowledge and Science Commons