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GAPP News
'The World Will Never be the Same:' Faculty Share Insights on U.S. Protests, Black Lives Matter
“What we are seeing right now in the United States and around the world is a reckoning that has been coming for a long time,” said Mark Deets, assistant professor of African history. “It comes after a series of police murders and abusive conduct, but the murder of George Floyd was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.”
AUC Provides Mentorship for Gemini Uplift Initiative
AUC will be providing voluntary mentorship support for entrepreneurs as part of the Gemini Uplift initiative to support entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, launched by Gemini Enterprises Africa, aims to revive the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Egypt and Africa during these difficult times through money, matchmaking and mentorship. Gemini focuses on supporting entrepreneurship in Africa, and particularly projects focused on social dimensions.
AUC Holds Second Media Virtual Discussion on the World Order Post COVID-19
"The question now is: Who will lead the world? After China's domination, Europe dominated the 19th century, and then the U.S. dominated the 20th century, but that will change with Asia dominating the 21st century," said Bahgat Korany, professor of international relations and political economy and director of AUC Forum, at AUC's second Virtual Media Discussion, "The World Order Post COVID-19."
Announcements
- We are pleased to announce that the Journalism Practice has launched its podcast. " The J Word: A Podcast by Journalism Practice." Each episode will discuss new trends in the journalism field.
- In case you missed it, the video to our last webinar " Wikigap event" is now out. Click here to watch it
- GAPP Founding Dean Nabil Fahmy speaks to Lamis Elhadidy on AlHadath, discussing Egypt’s stance on different political, economic and strategic challenges occurring today, for Egypt is surrounded by multiple issues alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to watch the interview
- Nabil Fahmy, Founding Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, discusses the conflicting positions of the international community towards the current situation in Libya in his latest article for Independent Arabia. Read the article here
- We are pleased to announce the recipients of The Faculty Outstanding Research Award and the Outstanding Contribution to Practice Award for 2019. Faculty Outstanding Research Award was awarded to Dr. Charles Kaye-Essien - PPAD, Dr. Rana Hendy - PPAD, Dr. Rasha Allam – JRMC. In addition to, Faculty Outstanding Contribution to Practice, which was Awarded to Dr. Laila El-Baradei – PPAD.
- To all our GAPP Alumni, we know that you are out there making achievements, publishing articles and getting rewarded. We strongly encourage you to share with us your achievements or publications so we can share it to the AUC community, send us on gapp_ea@aucegypt.edu.
- CMRS, in collaboration with IOM Egypt, has started its 4th edition of the Certificate in Migration Governance for local government officials and stakeholders.
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Arab Media & Society
Arab Media & Society is a primary resource for media research in the region. The journal, published biannually online and in print, offers peer-reviewed scholarly research and analysis on a wide array of topics pertaining to the dynamic media landscape across the Arab world.
The Cairo Review
The Cairo Review of Global Affairs is the quarterly journal of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) at American University in Cairo (AUC). Its primary aim is to be a focal point for policymakers, officials, academics, experts, journalists, students, and others in the Middle East region who follow global affairs. It is also intended to be a platform that gives perspectives from the region a greater voice in international policy conversations and debates.
The Caravan
The Caravan has been the student newspaper at AUC since 1921. Since then, it has graduated hundreds of young ambitious journalists who have gone on to career-defining jobs at Reuters, AP, CNN, the Washington Post, Al Arabiya, Bloomberg, Daily News Egypt, DMC, CBC and others. Every semester, Caravan reporters learn to broaden their horizon by reporting on things familiar and new.