English Department Media Center - Faculty of Al-Alsun, ASU

20/04/2026

📚✨ Celebrating Research Excellence – Ain Shams University ✨📚

During the 14th Scientific Conference of Ain Shams University, special recognition was given to outstanding international publications, with a proud highlight for the English Department, Faculty of Al-Alsun, as two of its scholars were awarded the International Publication Reward (Batch of Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hussein).

🔹 Dr. Radwa Mohammad Mohammad Kotait - "Explicitation & implicitation revisited: Towards a more defined cognitive relevance-theoretic model"
Her research explores the intersection of Translation Studies and Cognitive Linguistics, with a specific focus on the evolving relationship between translation and artificial intelligence. By applying a Relevance-Theoretic framework, her study argues that explicitation and implicitation are not merely textual shifts, but essential tools for maintaining interpretive resemblance between the source and target texts within divergent cognitive environments.

🔹 Dr. Youstina S. Morcos -
“Strategic Maneuvering in The Guardian and The Financial Times: A Comparative Critical Stylistic Study”

Her study explores how language is strategically employed in media discourse to construct arguments and influence readers, highlighting persuasive and ideological dimensions in international journalism.

This achievement reflects the growing impact of the English Department in producing high-quality, internationally recognized research and reinforces Ain Shams University’s commitment to academic excellence and global engagement. 🌍🎓

18/04/2026

English Department Alsunians! Show your talents! 🎉 🎉

🎨 Art & Photography Competition: Create & Capture 📸

What does "Inner Peace" look like to you?

We are thrilled to invite all artists, crafters, and visionaries to explore their inner worlds and share their unique perspectives.

Choose Your Canvas:
- Traditional or Digital Art: Paintings, drawings, or digital illustrations.

- Paper Craft & DIY: Origami, kirigami, collage, or any physical paper-based media.

- Photography: Capture a mesmerizing scene, a quiet moment, or a view that speaks to the soul.

Theme: What Represents Your Inner Peace

The Rewards
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- Official Recognition: Certificates awarded by the Department.

🖼️ The Spotlight: Winning pieces will be professionally exhibited in our upcoming Art Gallery showcase.

How to Enter:

Ready to share your vision? Submit your masterpiece via the link below:

🔗 Submit Your Entry Here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmfBymJ2fdTNlxS4bXIPWVqdi1AZqvipwFyEHUIQnBc34nlQ/viewform?usp=header

🗓️ Deadline: May 1st

✨ We can't wait to see your inner world come to life.

18/04/2026

Happening now
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

Fill this form if you are interested in an attendance certificate
https://forms.gle/acQKbsD4a6T6EM7F8

Voilà 🪄

Finally, the audiovisual translation session is just around the corner.
Whether you're a student or simply passionate about the world of subtitling, this session is FOR YOU 🙌

About the lecturer:
Dr. Ahmed ElShoura is an academic and a specialized expert in screen translation. He serves as a lecturer at Cairo University, Ain Shams University and the Middle East News Agency Training Center. Furthermore, he is actively involved in developing qualified professionals and transferring knowledge in audiovisual translation. He is also widely recognized for his support of outstanding novices in the field.

📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th
⏰ Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

Spread the word 📣

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أخيرا 🪄

العد التنازلي بدأ لسيشن الترجمة السمعية البصرية.
سواء كنت طالب أو حد شغوف بعالم الترجمة السمعية البصرية، ف السيشن دي ليك 🙌

نبذة عن المحاضر:
د. أحمد الشوري هو أكاديمي وخبير متخصص في الترجمة السمعية البصرية. محاضر في جامعة القاهرة، وجامعة عين شمس، ومركز تدريب وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط. كما يساهم في تأهيل الكوادر المتخصصة ونقل المعرفة في مجال الترجمة السمعية البصرية، وارتبط اسمه بدعم التجارب المتميزة في المجال.

📅 التاريخ: السبت، 18 أبريل
⏰ الوقت: 7:30 – 9:30 مساءً
💻 المنصة: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

متنسوش تشيروا اللينك مع زمايلكم وأصحابكم 📣

18/04/2026

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

Happening now

Voilà 🪄

Finally, the audiovisual translation session is just around the corner.
Whether you're a student or simply passionate about the world of subtitling, this session is FOR YOU 🙌

About the lecturer:
Dr. Ahmed ElShoura is an academic and a specialized expert in screen translation. He serves as a lecturer at Cairo University, Ain Shams University and the Middle East News Agency Training Center. Furthermore, he is actively involved in developing qualified professionals and transferring knowledge in audiovisual translation. He is also widely recognized for his support of outstanding novices in the field.

📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th
⏰ Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

Spread the word 📣

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أخيرا 🪄

العد التنازلي بدأ لسيشن الترجمة السمعية البصرية.
سواء كنت طالب أو حد شغوف بعالم الترجمة السمعية البصرية، ف السيشن دي ليك 🙌

نبذة عن المحاضر:
د. أحمد الشوري هو أكاديمي وخبير متخصص في الترجمة السمعية البصرية. محاضر في جامعة القاهرة، وجامعة عين شمس، ومركز تدريب وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط. كما يساهم في تأهيل الكوادر المتخصصة ونقل المعرفة في مجال الترجمة السمعية البصرية، وارتبط اسمه بدعم التجارب المتميزة في المجال.

📅 التاريخ: السبت، 18 أبريل
⏰ الوقت: 7:30 – 9:30 مساءً
💻 المنصة: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

متنسوش تشيروا اللينك مع زمايلكم وأصحابكم 📣

17/04/2026

Gentle reminder of tomorrow's webinar
"Speak to the Screen: Your First Steps into Subtitling" - organized by the Youth of the Media Committee (YMC)

Voilà 🪄

Finally, the audiovisual translation session is just around the corner.
Whether you're a student or simply passionate about the world of subtitling, this session is FOR YOU 🙌

About the lecturer:
Dr. Ahmed ElShoura is an academic and a specialized expert in screen translation. He serves as a lecturer at Cairo University, Ain Shams University and the Middle East News Agency Training Center. Furthermore, he is actively involved in developing qualified professionals and transferring knowledge in audiovisual translation. He is also widely recognized for his support of outstanding novices in the field.

📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th
⏰ Time: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
💻 Platform: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

Spread the word 📣

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أخيرا 🪄

العد التنازلي بدأ لسيشن الترجمة السمعية البصرية.
سواء كنت طالب أو حد شغوف بعالم الترجمة السمعية البصرية، ف السيشن دي ليك 🙌

نبذة عن المحاضر:
د. أحمد الشوري هو أكاديمي وخبير متخصص في الترجمة السمعية البصرية. محاضر في جامعة القاهرة، وجامعة عين شمس، ومركز تدريب وكالة أنباء الشرق الأوسط. كما يساهم في تأهيل الكوادر المتخصصة ونقل المعرفة في مجال الترجمة السمعية البصرية، وارتبط اسمه بدعم التجارب المتميزة في المجال.

📅 التاريخ: السبت، 18 أبريل
⏰ الوقت: 7:30 – 9:30 مساءً
💻 المنصة: Microsoft Teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395620444227058?p=dpgLe1CmjOAsyUU3Rk

متنسوش تشيروا اللينك مع زمايلكم وأصحابكم 📣

12/04/2026

🎉 Immense Congratulations to the Incredible Nessma Diab 🎉

We are beyond proud to celebrate Ms. Nessma Diab for her upcoming workshop at the Innovation Hub (iHub) on the use of CAT Tools and Generative AI 👏

With over 10 years of experience in translation and CAT tools, Nessma truly is the perfect expert to lead such a workshop. Her deep knowledge, passion, and exceptional teaching skills will make the session both impactful and unforgettable for all attendees ✨

Ms. Nessma Diab is an Assistant Lecturer in the English Department at the Faculty of Al-Alsun, Ain Shams University. She holds a Master’s degree in Translation Studies and Technologies, and also runs an educational YouTube channel, Translation Technologies, where she shares over 80 videos in Arabic covering translation tools and innovations 🎥

Your dedication and achievements continue to inspire us all, Nessma!

Once again, congratulations, dear Nessma, on this remarkable milestone—we’re certain this is just the beginning. The best is yet to come 🚀🎉

09/04/2026

🌟 A Proud Keynote Moment: Celebrating Professor Nihal Nagi at Indiana University 🌟

It is a moment that the family of the English Department happily pauses to celebrate a truly special moment that is indeed full of pride and heartfelt joy, as we send our warmest congratulations 🌸🌸 to Prof. Nihal Nagi, Professor of Linguistics 🌸🌸 on her remarkable international achievement 🌍🎓.

What a truly inspiring sight it is to see Professor Nihal take her well-deserved place on a global stage to proudly deliver a beautiful keynote entitled "Scripts of power: Decoding Cairo's linguistic landscape" at the 39th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics held at Indiana University, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies 🎤📚.

The talk examined the signs of public space through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu's linguistic capital and El-Saeed Badawi's continuum model of contemporary Arabic, underscoring the strength of the linguistic landscape in capturing social, economic and ethnographic shifts as they unfold, sometimes even before they surface in official statistics 🏙️🔍.

Today, we are SO pleased, certainly we are 😍😍, but more than that we are grateful for the VERY beautiful example that our dear professor offers, for she is a source of inspiration, a role model and a scholar continues to make us all proud.

Congratulations, Professor Nihal. May your work continue to illuminate and inspire for generations to come 🎉.

05/04/2026

Huge, heartfelt congratulations to Christina Aziz! 🎊✨

​Today, we are bursting with pride and joy as we celebrate a truly monumental milestone! After years of tireless dedication, deep intellectual exploration, and unmatched passion, Christina has officially become a Master’s degree holder! 🎓🌟

​It was an absolute honor to witness her masterful defense of her thesis: "Sociopolitical Liquidity and Dramaturgical Structure in Charles L. Mee's Imperial Dreams Trilogy."

​Christina was awarded the highest grade of Excellent by the distinguished committee: Prof. Karma Mohamed Sami, Prof. Ghada Mahmoud Abdelhafez, and her supervisor, Prof. Samar Mohamed Abdel Salam.
​This prestigious recognition is a testament to Christina’s academic brilliance and her profound contribution to the field. 🏆🙌

​Christina, your hard work has paid off in the most spectacular way. We are so incredibly proud of you and cannot wait to see the amazing things you will achieve next!

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02/04/2026

Warmest congratulations to Dr Prof. Noha Faisal, Dr Prof. Samar Abdel Salam, and Dr Prof. Fadwa Kamal AbdelRahman on their outstanding research contributions and recent publications in prestigious international journals 🎉👏

Dr Prof. Noha Faisal and Dr Prof. Samar Abdel Salam’s article in Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine (Springer Nature) — “Seeing differently: (De)Constructing cultural narratives of blindness in al-Kit Kat and Scent of a Woman” — offers a compelling comparative analysis that challenges dominant representations of blindness and promotes a deeper, more nuanced understanding of lived experiences across cultures 🎬📚

In addition, the collaborative work of Dr Prof. Noha Faisal, Dr Prof. Samar Abdel Salam, and Dr Prof. Fadwa Kamal AbdelRahman in Surveillance & Society presents a thought-provoking contribution to surveillance studies, critically engaging with the dynamics of observation, power, and social structures in contemporary contexts 🔍🌍

These achievements reflect a shared commitment to academic excellence and impactful interdisciplinary research ✨
Wishing you all continued success and many more inspiring accomplishments ahead 🚀🌟

Links to the papers in the comments ❤

01/04/2026

01/04/2026

Today is more than just an event; it is a homecoming. From 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, our halls will be buzzing with the energy of reunions and the wisdom of experience as we host our English Department Alumni Day.

It’s a proud moment to see our graduates return to their roots, not just as former students, but as pioneers in their fields. They will spend the day bridging the gap between academic life and the professional world, sharing invaluable "on-the-ground" insights with our current students.

Our alumni lead a series of dynamic sessions, proving that an English degree is a powerful passport to diverse career paths. Key topics include:

Deep dives into Content Creation and the evolving Publishing & Literary Translation market.
Exploring the high-stakes worlds of Interpreting and Legal Translation & Fintech.
Practical strategies for Freelancing and the art of Teaching in a digital age.
A unique look at the communication skills required for Air Hosting and international hospitality.

Dear Alumini, we thank you for your generosity. Seeing you share your successes—and your challenges—gives our current students the clarity and confidence they need to step into the job market. You are the living proof that the possibilities for an English graduate are truly limitless.

Dear Al-Alsun students, the journey doesn’t end at graduation; it just changes shape. We hope today’s sessions inspire you to think big and explore the vast professional landscape waiting for you.

31/03/2026

Today was one of those rare, soul-stirring days that reminds us why we fell in love with the world of letters and thought. We had the immense honor of hosting the brilliant Prof. Reem Bassiouney - ريم بسيوني, and "inspiring" feels like an understatement.

The lecture was a beautiful paradox: deeply intellectual and rich, yet incredibly warm and inviting. Dr. Reem has a gift for making complex academic intersections feel like a heartfelt conversation among friends.

Dr. Reem spoke passionately about why we must read history. It isn't just about dusty archives; it is a living force that touches our present and carves our future. She masterfully wove together the study of Languages & Culture, History & Literature. She has shown us how these fields are not silos, but a tapestry that defines the human experience.

A highlight of the day was hearing about the hero of her latest novel, Abbas Helmy II. We delved into the stirring story of how he and the people of Egypt—driven by a collective dream—funded and established Cairo University. To think that such a monument of knowledge was born under the shadow of British occupation is a testament to the resilience of the Egyptian spirit.

Dr. Reem’s defense of the Humanities was a wake-up call. In a world increasingly dominated by a materialistic rhetoric that measures human value solely by financial gain, she reminded us that History, culture, geography, and languages are what shape who we are and who we will become. Without the Humanities, we lose our identity. We become mere cogs in a machine. With them, we find our roots and our purpose.

The day was made even more special by our dear Lecturer of Poetry, Dr. Amal ElHadary, who composed a stunning acrostic quartet in honor of Prof. Reem. It was the perfect poetic tribute to a woman who gives so much to our literary landscape.

We left the hall with faces full of smiles, a deep sense of nostalgia for our rich heritage, and—most importantly—a renewed sense of hope for a better future.

Thank you, Dr. Reem Bassiouney, for a day we won't soon forget!