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On #WorldHeartDay, we pay tribute to the “King of Hearts", Sir Magdi Yacoub, who devoted his life to healing hearts. His journey is told in the first authorized #biography "A Surgeon and a Maverick": aucpress.com/Yacoub #aucpress
A percentage of proceeds supports the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.
A Surgeon and A Maverick Book Cover Sir Magdi Yacoub, the king of hearts
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Kind reminder 🔔
Join the discussion on "A History of Arab Graphic Design" (Arabic Edition)
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 August 2025.
7pm Cairo | 5pm London | 12pm New York
Register via Zoom: tinyurl.com/Register-AHA...
***The conversation will be conducted in Arabic.
August 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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New in Paperback
This first volume in the Christianity and Monasticism series explores seventeen centuries of Christian and monastic life in Sohag, Upper Egypt.
Read more in this blog: tinyurl.com/Christianity...
#aucpress #christianity #sohag #monasticlife #ScholarlyPublishing #coptic #studies
August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Join us for a special online discussion of "A History of Arab Graphic Design" (Arabic Edition), the first comprehensive #book on Arab graphic design, co-authored by Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar.
Register here: tinyurl.com/Register-AHA...
#aucpress #virtual #Discussion #MiddleEast
August 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Join us for a live online conversation with Nasser Rabbat and Deen Sharp, editors of "Reconstruction as Violence in Assad’s Syria":https://tinyurl.com/ReconstructionasViolence-OW

#Syria #postwar #assad #Politics #VIRTUAL #aucpress
August 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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“The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes: A History of Conflict, Tragedy, and Restoration” in the latest Middle East Talks podcast.
Hosted by Khaled Ezzelarab, the episode features co-author Steve Lonergan.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/podcast-Iraq...

#Iraq #marshes #aucpress #books #MiddleEast
August 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Join the hybrid event at the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in London, with co-editor Sami De Giosa & Alison Ohta. Book extract: tinyurl.com/The-Medieval...
Watch AUC Press’s earlier virtual discussion: tinyurl.com/Virtualdiscu...
#academicpublishing #londonevents #aucpress
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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July's Newsletter is Here!
Explore the latest updates from AUC Press in our July 2025 #newsletter: bit.ly/AUCP-News-Ju...

#news #updates #newsletter #aucpress #hoopoe #booktalks #middleeast #Egypt #summer #summerreads #books #Egyptology #arabiclanguagelearning
July 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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“Making Routes: Mobility and Politics of Migration in the Global South”, edited by Gerda Heck, Eda Sevinin, Elena Habersky and Carlos Sandoval-García (AUC Press, 2024).
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#aucpress #books #news #Immigration #middleast
The Association of University Presses: 'Essential Reading' on Immigration
Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Q&A with Kara Cooney on "Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches" (AUC Press, 2024). Discover the reasons behind the ancient Egyptians’ reuse of #coffins: linkedin.com/pulse/extrao...

#Archaeology #aucpress #ancientEgypt
These are extraordinary findings from a set of beat-up coffins, and I am so grateful that the cache exists at all for us to study this turbulent time
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...
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July 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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A Special Release: " A History of Arab Graphic Design" is Now Available in Arabic
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June 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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"Visualizing Egypt: European Travel, Book Publishing, and the Commercialization of the Middle East in the Nineteenth Century" by Paulina Banas (AUC Press, 2025). Read an excerpt and learn more about the book: tinyurl.com/visualizing-...

#Egypt #travel #middleeast #visualhistory
Now Available: Visualizing Egypt by Paulina Banas (AUC Press, June 2025)
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June 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Buy a back issue of ArabLit Quarterly (@arablit.bsky.social) to support new work in 2025-26! Find all 18 issues (including FOLK, DREAMS, CATS, THE JOKE, THE KITCHEN & more) + backlist books at arablit.org/shop #buyabackissue
June 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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“Vibrant storytelling.”—Binghamton University Magazine
"Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt: Suzanne Voilquin, Ismayl Urbain, and Jehan d'Ivray" by John David Ragan (AUC Press, 2025): tinyurl.com/F-SaintSimon...

#AUCPress #HistoryBooks #women #MiddleEast #BookRecommendation
June 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Explore the latest #updates from AUC Press in our May 2025 e-newsletter and discover #books tailored to your interests: tinyurl.com/AUCP-News-Ma...
Stay updated—subscribe for the latest #book #news and #events:
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#newsletter #aucpress #hoopoe #booktalks
May 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Who is the #Sphinx? Not a mythological creature—but an #ancientEgyptian #pharaoh, say #archaeologists. But which one?
Read via #ArtnetNews: tinyurl.com/newsartnet-s...
Learn about "Mountains of the Pharaohs" (AUC Press, 2024): tinyurl.com/Mountains-of...

#aucpress #books #archaeology
May 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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As the world watches #VaticanCity for white smoke after the #conclave and the election of a new #Pope.
Explore AUC Press titles on #Egypt's rich #Coptic papal #history :
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📙3- tinyurl.com/CopticPapacy...

#AUCPress #CopticBooks #Church
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"Ancient Egypt: A Photographic History” by Nigel Fletcher-Jones, an AUC Press title exclusive to Egypt.
Get your copy today with a 20% discount at aucbookstore.com. Offer ends tonight!
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/ancient-egyp...

#ancientegypt #Egyptology #Egypt #aucpress
April 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Celebrate #ARCE2025 with #AUCPress! Enjoy 20% off all available titles in North America, the UK & worldwide (selected in Egypt). Use code ARCE2025. Offer valid 24-30 Apr, 2025. Explore ➡️ tinyurl.com/ARCE-25-Prom... ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ARCE-AUCPress
April 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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A packed house at Marcus Hall Studio
@usfca.bsky.social joined Egyptian-American author Rusha Latif for a powerful convo on revolution, liberation & praxis—moderated by Prof. Omar Zahzah.
"Tahrir’s Youth" (AUC Press, 2022): tinyurl.com/TahrirsYouth
#arab #american #heritagemonth #Egypt #Revolution
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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This #EarthDay, we spotlight "The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes" by Steve Lonergan & Jassim Al-Asadi—on the destruction and restoration of a #UNESCO-protected #Ecosystem .
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Q&A with Steve Lonergan: tinyurl.com/QnAwithAuthor

#earhday #Heritage #books #aucpress
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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“The high-activity individuals could have been nobles who exercised to maintain their status,” suggested Aidan Dodson, professor of Egyptology and author of "Rameses III, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife": tinyurl.com/RamesesIII-K...

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#pyramids #aucpress #Egyptology
Hidden skeletons found in Egyptian pyramids reveal surprising historical twist: ‘Counters the traditional narrative’
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.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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"Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches" by Kara Cooney. tinyurl.com/RFD-KaraCooney
Read the full feature: tinyurl.com/thepast-review

#royal #coffin #Egyptology #AncientEgypt #recycling #reuse #academia #books
March 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Spiced Pumpkin Soup: From "Bilhana: Wholefood Recipes from Egypt, Lebanon, and Morocco" by Yasmine Elgharably and Shewekar Elgharably, with photography by Yehia El-Alaily
Click here: tinyurl.com/BilhanaRecipes
#ramadan2025 #cookbooks #Bilhana #recipes #recipeoftheday #books
March 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Happy International Women's Day
Explore this curated compilation of books by remarkable AUC Press women authors: tinyurl.com/WID-2025
#WomensHistoryMonth #womeninternationalday #AccelerateAction #AccelerateAction2025 #books #WomenAuthors #aucpress
Honoring Women's Voices at AUC Press - The American University in Cairo Press
March is a month filled with celebrations of women. It marks the beginning of Women's History Month and includes International Women's Day (IWD) on 8
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March 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM