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A Surgeon and a Maverick

The "remarkable" (The Telegraph) life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds, now available in paperback

The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt

A comprehensive account of the Libyan pharaohs of Egypt, who ruled from the tenth through the seventh centuries BC, accessibly written by renowned Egyptologist Aidan Dodson

Mariam, It's Arwa

Finding love, comfort, and hope amid uncertainty, two young Egyptian women reveal themselves to one another in this dreamlike debut, winner of the Sawiris Cultural Award

I Can Imagine It for Us

A young woman’s search for connection with her estranged father, her family’s past, and the Palestinian homeland she can never visit

Recycling for Death

A meticulous study of the social, economic, and religious significance of coffin reuse and development during the Ramesside and early Third Intermediate periods, illustrated with over 900 images

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AUC Press at the London Book Fair 2026

The American University in Cairo Press participated in the 2026 London Book Fair, hosted at Kensington’s Olympia exhibition center during 10–12 March, and was represented through Ingram Academic & Professional….

Marking Youssef Chahine’s Centenary

The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine’s Cinema by Malek Khouri is Now Available in paperback. A rigorous examination of the work of Egypt’s best-known filmmaker.

Celebrating Women’s History Month

This Women’s History Month, we honor the women whose voices, power, and legacy continue to shape our world. March is a month filled with celebrations of women. It marks the…

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Mariam, It's Arwa

Finding love, comfort, and hope amid uncertainty, two young Egyptian women reveal themselves to one another in this dreamlike debut, winner of the Sawiris Cultural Award