American Fulbrighters Visit Minia
On March 27-30 seventeen American Fulbrighters and their dependents visited Minia Governorate and Minia University. The tour was sponsored by the Commission’s Culture and Education Program, and [...]
Fulbright Alumnus Performs At Cairo Opera House
On April 5 Mr. Wael Farouk, an alumnus of the Commission’s Egyptian Scholar Program, performed before a standing-room-only audience at Cairo’s prestigious Cairo Opera House. Together with the [...]
Commission Reaches Out to Sohag, South Valley Universities
On March 25-26 the Commission called on Sohag University in Sohag and South Valley University in Qena. The delegation was led by the Commission’s Executive Director Bruce A. Lohof, who was joined [...]
U.S. Fulbrighter Performs with Qithara Ensemble a Musical Piece of Um Kulthoum
On April 3, Ms. Hildegard Kiel, Executive Director of Dhow Countries Music Academy in Zanzibar and AY2007-2008 American Fulbrighter to Egypt , appeared in concert at the Manasterly Palace. The [...]
American Fulbrighters Visit St. Anthony Monastery
On March 27-28 U.S. Fulbrighters enjoyed an overnight visit to Saint Anthony Monastery. The visit was preceded by a lecture, “Monks, Miracles, and Monuments: Egyptian monasticism and the [...]
Egyptian Fulbright Alumnus Performs with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
On March 27 Mohamed Shams, a concert pianist and Fulbright alumnus, appeared in concert at the Cairo Opera House with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert featured Mohamed playing [...]