Qahwa and Kalam: How to Write About Empires by Nelly Hanna

Name: Qahwa and Kalam: How to Write About Empires by Nelly Hanna
Start: 2026-02-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-16T14:00:00+02:00
Location: Alwaleed Hall - Room P071

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Academic Lecture

Mon, Feb 16, 2026

1 PM – 2 PM (GMT+2)

Alwaleed Hall - Room P071

AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt

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Qahwa and Kalam: How to Write about Empires

Join us for a conversation with Nelly Hanna '62 '80, Distinguished University Professor at AUC, as she reflects on writing about empires, history and power. Drawing on her latest book, Empires in Friction: Egypt in the Sixteenth Century (2025), the discussion explores approaches to narrating empire and historical transformation.

The conversation will be moderated by Amina Elbendary '96 '00, associate professor of Middle East history at AUC.

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