Ramy Aly

Ramy Aly serves as Associate Professor and Anthropology Unit Head in the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology at The American University in Cairo (AUC), where he has held faculty position since 2013 after previously lecturing in Anthropology at the University of Sussex, UK. He earned his PhD in Social Anthropology from Sussex in 2011.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Social Anthropology, University of Sussex (2011)

Dr. Aly's research investigates identity construction through intersecting frameworks of gender, race, and class. Current projects examine ethical subject formation following Egypt's 2011 revolution and racial dynamics via hair culture practices among Egyptian youth. His work bridges cultural anthropology with diaspora studies, emphasizing performative aspects of identity in transnational contexts while addressing decolonial perspectives on Middle Eastern communities.

His publication trajectory evolves from localized ethnography to comparative diaspora frameworks, exemplified by his foundational 2015 monograph on Arab identity performativity in London and the comprehensive 2022 handbook synthesizing Middle Eastern diaspora scholarship. These works collectively establish him as a significant voice in contemporary anthropological discourse on migration, belonging, and cultural transformation.

Aly actively cultivates student development through institutional initiatives: chairing the Altorki Award for Ethnographic Research, co-founding The Authors’ Challenge writing program, and advising the AUC Times student publication. His professional engagement extends to memberships in the Royal Anthropological Institute (UK), European Association of Social Anthropology, and Society for Cultural Anthropology, reflecting his standing in global anthropological networks.