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Casar Public Lecture: October Surprise? Iran And Jimmy Carter’S Electoral Defeat In 1980, The Prince Alwaleed Center For American Studies And Research Casar

Performances, Events, and Presentations

September 10, 2023 at 1 pm

AUC New Campus Tim Sullivan Lounge

Event Report by CASAR Research Assistant: Maha Muehlhaeusler

Event Title: October Surprise? Iran and Jimmy carter’s Electoral Defeat in 1980

This event was the Center for American Studies and Reseach’s (CASAR) first event of the Fall 2023 semester. Around thirty individuals were hosted, including faculty members from HUSS, GAP and interested students from across AUC. Snacks and coffee were offered as well. The event was co-hosted by CASAR Assistant Director & Adjunct Faculty Yasmeen El Ghazaly and Director of the CASAR Dr. Mark W. Deets, who warmly welcomed …

The Necropolis Guard, Maya Abouelnasr

Papers, Posters, and Presentations

A lone Necropolis guard, Hassan, decides to take a short trip to the abandoned hillside community of Qurna where his mother was from, only to find himself traveling through the ancient Egyptian underworld to make up for sins that precede his lifetime. To make it back to the land of the living, he’ll have to dodge fire-breathing serpents, survive a boiling lake, and collect offerings to present to the spirits of three nobles. But Hassan isn’t alone. A friendly, familiar face guides him as he confronts the harsh reality that his beloved grandparents possibly were not as faultless as he …