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BA Closed on Christmas Day

On the occasion of Christmas, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina announces that the Main Reading Area will be closed to the public on Thursday, 7 January 2021. Current opening hours will resume on Sunday, 10 January 2021. ...

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The Sudanese Minister of Awqaf Visits the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandria received Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, the Egyptian Minister of Awqaf, and his Sudanese counterpart Nasr Eldin Mofarih, together with the accompanying delegation on Thursday, 24 December 2020. The delegation toured the BA and examined its vast collections and acquisitions. ...

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The BA Coptic Center Organizes a Webinar Titled “A Brief Reading of the Byzantine Era in Egypt”

The BA Center for Coptic Studies organizes a webinar titled “A Brief Reading of the Byzantine Era in Egypt” on Monday, 28 December 2020, at 2:00 pm. It will be delivered by Professor Khaled Gharib, Head of the Greco-Roman Archaeology, Cairo University. The webinar – the fourth in a series of events ...

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Elfeki: “Human Rights Discussions Have Become a Means of Twisting the Truth”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized an intellectual gathering entitled “Human Rights and Double Standards” on Tuesday, 22 December 2020, in Cairo. The event was attended by Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA; Dr. Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt; Anba Ermia, Director of the Coptic ...

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A Restored Copy of Shadi Abdel Salam’s Film The Mummy Screened at the AUC

A restored copy of Shadi Abdel Salam’s film The Mummy... The Night of Counting the Years will be screened at the American University in Cairo Ewart Hall (Tahrir Cultural Center) on Tuesday, 22 December 2020. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the first screening of the film (original copy) ...

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