Int’l business journalists get a taste of Egypt at AUC benefit dinner in Manhattan: On Wednesday evening at the Mandarin Oriental in New York, the American University in Cairo held its 6th annual benefit dinner honoring Suad Al-Husseini Juffali, an AUC advisory trustee and chair of the Ahmed Juffali Foundation, a philanthropy dedicated to social work in the Middle East. Two AUC students shared their academic experiences at AUC as examples of the impact Mrs. Juffali’s generosity has had on the lives of many students. The extraordinary and internationally acclaimed Egyptian soprano Fatma Said gave a magical performance: Said is the first opera singer in Egypt to be awarded the country’s Creativity Award for her outstanding artistic achievement on an international level.
Of special note, at CIB’s table, trustee Hisham Ezz Al-Arab’s guests included senior editors and journalists from the leading international media outlets: The Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters. Also at the table were fellow trustee and Qalaa Holdings Managing Director and Co-Founder Hisham El Khazindar and AmCham Inc. CEO Hisham Fahmy.