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Sir Magdi Yacoub, the king of hearts

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.

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Join the discussion on "A History of Arab Graphic Design" (Arabic Edition)
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 26 August 2025.
7pm Cairo | 5pm London | 12pm New York
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***The conversation will be conducted in Arabic.

New in Paperback
This first volume in the Christianity and Monasticism series explores seventeen centuries of Christian and monastic life in Sohag, Upper Egypt.
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#aucpress #christianity #sohag #monasticlife #ScholarlyPublishing #coptic #studies

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

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

“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

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...
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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...

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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.

“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

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...

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

A Special Release: " A History of Arab Graphic Design" is Now Available in Arabic
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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

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

“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

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...
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Who is the #Sphinx? Not a mythological creature—but an #ancientEgyptian #pharaoh, say #archaeologists. But which one?
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Learn about "Mountains of the Pharaohs" (AUC Press, 2024): tinyurl.com/Mountains-of...

#aucpress #books #archaeology

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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"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!
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#ancientegypt #Egyptology #Egypt #aucpress

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

Rusha Latif @ SFSU Book Event April 16th, 2024 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

In a pre-event interview, Latif drew connections between the Egyptian revolution & recent pro-Palestinian student protests, incl. SFSU encampments in Spring 2024.
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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

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

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.

“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

"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

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

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

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

The Life Scientific - Sir Magdi Yacoub on pioneering heart transplant surgery - BBC Sounds Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub discusses his career at the cutting edge of transplant surgery.

Sir Magdi Yacoub, in a conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Get your copy of "A Surgeon and A Maverick: The Life and Pioneering Work of Magdi Yacoub" www.aucpress.com/Yacoub
A percentage of the proceeds will support the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation
#BBC #aucpres

“Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios: Reflections on the Spiritual Journey”, introduction, notes and translation by Tim Vivian.
📗https://tinyurl.com/Exhortation-to-The-Monks

#christianity #history #Exhortation #monks #aucpress #books #studies #History

"The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui" by Samia Mehrez, translated by Eleanor Ellis (AUC Press, 2025), and read an excerpt: tinyurl.com/TheManyLives...
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#memoir #biography #aucpress #history #Egypt