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This web site has been designed and created to share information on our local chapter for the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).  Chicago has always been important to the archeological and cultural preservation of Egypt. Due in large part to The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.

>>ARCE Chicago August Meeting (Free Public Lecture): Date: Saturday August 7, 2010 Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: The Oriental Institute, LaSalle Bank Room 1155 East 58th Street Chicago, 60637 Speaker: Farouk Mustafa University of Chicago Title of Talk: Contemporary Arabic Fiction in Egypt Egypt has a thriving community of modern fiction writers who explore the full gamut of social and political issues through drama, comedy, and parody. Increasingly, contemporary Egyptian works of fiction are being translated into English. In this talk, noted translator Farouk Mustafa (Farouk Abdel Wahab) will discuss trends in contemporary fiction as well as the challenges that a translator faces. About the speaker: Farouk Mustafa is the Ibn Rushd Professorial Lecturer in Modern Arabic Language in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Chicago. Under the name Farouk Abdel Wahab he is the translator of a wide variety of Arabic novels including No One Sleeps in Alexandria, The Lodging House, Love in Exile, Zayni Barakat and A Certain Woman. His most recent and highly praised translation was of Alaa Al Aswany’s novel Chicago. For further information, call 773-702-1062. >>ARCE Chicago Upcoming Events: September 11: 5:00 Breasted Hall, The Oriental Institute Otto Schaden: Update on KV 63 (Co-sponsored by the Oriental Institute) October 2: 5:00 at the Oriental Institute Emil Homelin, University of Rochester Medieval Poetry of Cairo November 3: 7:00 Breasted Hall, The Oriental Institute Barry Kemp, Cambridge University Toward a Better Understanding of Amarna: Recent Research in the City and its Main cemetery December 4: 5:00 at the Oriental Institute Holiday party and tour of the exhibit “Visible Speech: The Origins of Writing in the Ancient Middle East