Research Centers
Research Centre For Irish Studies
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ the Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS)
The Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS) at the British University in Egypt, is a university-based research centre established with a formal Decree from the University President in October 2020 and inaugurated by H.E. Ambassador Seán O’Regan, Ambassador of Ireland to Egypt on the 17th of November 2021. RCIS has a signed MOU with the Embassy of Ireland in Egypt and is the only one of its kind in Egypt and the MENA region.
The Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS) since its inception has built a reputation as a centre of excellence in interdisciplinary research grounded in partnerships and collaborations at both the national and international levels. Internationalisation is at the forefront of the RCIS priorities and ranges from organizing internationally recognized conferences like IASIL 2023 to inviting visiting professors of Irish studies and promoting intercultural exchange through hosting on campus Irish performers, artists, and Irish theatre companies. The Centre has engaged in a number of research, cultural, artistic and community initiatives which make it the focal point for all matters Irish in Egypt and the MENA region.
RCIS plays an active role in bridging the gap between Egyptian researchers and international scholars creating a vast network of professionals interested in Irish Studies. RCIS supports early and mid-career researchers through mentoring and creating the relevant links for the publication of interdisciplinary research and work related to Irish, Anglo-Irish, and British studies in high-impact international journals and or local nationally recognised journals approved by the Supreme Council for Universities in Egypt. RCIS gives equal attention to the cultural, musical, artistic, and literary side of Irish studies.
The Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS) through its national and international collaborations balances Irish studies as a discipline rooted in Ireland and Irish studies in the wider world beyond the borders of Europe and North America.
Memberships
IASIL - International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
EFACIS- European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies
Publications
Khalil, Rania M Rafik (2024). Irish Playwright Marina Carr on Theatre, War, and Palestine: An Interview, Cairo Studies in English, Journal of Research in Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies, Cairo University, Volume 2024, Issue 1, p.236-243. doi.10.21608/CSE.2024.294975.1172,
Khalil, Rania M Rafik, Foreword. AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 8, Number 2 May 2024 Pp.2 DOI:
Khalil, Rania M Rafik, "Irish drama and wars in the twentieth century" (2023). English Language and Literature. 30.
Khalil, Rania M Rafik (2023). Gerontology in Bryony Lavery’s A Wedding Story (2000) and Sebastian Barry’s Hinterland (2002). Studi Irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies, 13, Firenze University Press. https://doi.org/10.36253/SIJIS-2239-3978-14616 DOI:
Khalil, Rania M Rafik, "Irish drama and wars in the twentieth century" (2023). English Language and Literature. 30.
Khalil, Rania M Rafik, "Nomadic Identities in Marina Carr’s By the Bog of Cats… and Anna Karenina" (2021). English Language and Literature. 26.
Khalil, Rania M Rafik, "Ireland is My Home" (2020). English Language and Literature. 11.
International Grants
2024
Embassy of Ireland Fund (317 Euros)
2023
Irish Studies ESP Grant - Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin (180,000 EGP)
Culture Ireland Grant (1,800 Euros)
Embassy of Ireland in Egypt (600 Euros)
2022
Irish Studies ESP Grant - Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin (160,000 EGP)
2021
Embassy of Ireland (800 Euros)
2020
Culture Ireland Grant (3,000 Euros)
Embassy of Ireland in Egypt (1,700 Euros)
Irish Performances
2024
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Shamrockawy Band
2023
Gerry O’Connor – Irish Folklore Fiddle Music Performance
2020
Theatre adaptation of James Joyce’s Dubliners Women performed live on campus by WitchWork Theatre Company Dublin at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ, in February 2020.
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Dr. Rania M Rafik Khalil, Associate Professor of Irish Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Irish Studies (RCIS)
Email: rcis@bue.edu.eg / rania.khalil@bue.edu.eg
