English Public Lecture by historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash. February 27, 2007, Oriental Hall
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"Speaking Truth to Power"
Lecture by Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist and author Seymour Hersh. February 25, 2007, Ewart Memorial Hall
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Arabic Public Lecture by actress Samiha Ayoub, former director of the Modern and National Theaters. December 13, 2006, Falaki Main Stage Theatre
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International Celebrities Discuss Darfur
Actor and director George Clooney, actor Don Cheadle, long-distance track runner Tegla Loroupe and Olympic speed-skater William Cheek discuss potential solutions to the Darfur crisis with AUC students, faculty and members of the Egyptian community. Introduced by President David D. Arnold and moderated by Provost Tim Sullivan. December 13, 2006, Oriental Hall
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Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture
Lecture by co-founder of Doctors Without Borders Bernard Kouchner. December 6, 2006, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"Bush in Winter: Democracy, the Elections, and Bush's Iraq War"
English Public Lecture by Political Science Distinguished Visiting Professor Mark Danner, journalist and Iraq war critic. December 5, 2006, Oriental Hall
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"The Beautiful Names of God: Their Meaning for a Christian"
Lecture by Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, Apostolic Nuncio in Egypt. December 4, 2006, Oriental Hall
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"Witness: The Inward Testimony"
Inaugural Naguib Mahfouz Memorial Lecture by Nobel Laureate and author Nadine Gordimer. December 3, 2006, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"Does a Journalist Change the World or Does the World Change the Journalist?"
English Public Lecture by Journalist and Distinguished Visiting Professor Mona Eltahawy '90, '92. November 6, 2006, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"Radical Islam and the Western Media: How Accurate is the Portrayal?"
AUC Forum in New York, moderated by Linda Vester, member of AUC's Board of Trustees and network news anchor, and featuring panelists Lawrence Pintak, director of AUC's Adham Center for Electronic Journalism; Mona Eltahawy '90 & '92, columnist and writer; and Abdallah Schleifer, professor emeritus in journalism at AUC and Al Arabiya’s Washington bureau chief. May 18, 2006, Princeton Club of New York
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"Political Reform: U.S. and Arab Perspectives"
Arabic lecture by HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. May 3, 2006, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"A Matter of Agency: The Image of the Arab in Western Literature"
Lecture by Novelist Ahdaf Soueif '73. April 6, 2006, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"The Future of Islam in the West"
English Public Lecture by religious writer Karen Armstrong. December 12, 2005, Ewart Memorial Hall
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"Obstacles of Modernization in Arab Culture and Poetry"
Arabic Public Lecture by Poet Adonis. November 28, 2005, Oriental Hall
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