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The BA Receives GitHub Digital Archive as One of Three Libraries around the World

Believing in the importance of the digital preservation of heritage for future generations, and in the necessity of giving access to knowledge for all humanity, the Bibliotheca Alexandria received a copy of the GitHub digital archive, becoming the third library around the world, after the Bodleian ...

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“Invisible Disabilities” in a Lecture at the BA

Coinciding with the International Day of Disabled Persons taking place every December, the BA Library Sector, in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Mental Health Secretariat (Egyptian Ministry of Health), organizes a lecture on “Invisible Disabilities” on Wednesday, 2 ...

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“The Art of Staying at Home” Exhibition

The BA Exhibitions and Collections Department launches an exhibition entitled “The Art of Staying at Home: Artists in the Time of Corona” on Tuesday, 8 December 2020, at 1:00 pm, in the BACC East and West Exhibition Halls. The exhibition is held in light of what the whole world has experienced ...

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Alexandria: Past and Present Book Launch

The Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med) organizes a book launch of Alexandria: Past and Present on Wednesday, 16 December 2020, at 5:00 pm, in the BA Hall of Fame. The book is written by Engineer Mohammed Al-Awwad and Ms. Yasmine Hussein, with a foreword by Dr. Moustafa ...

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“The Relationship between Coptic and Arabic Languages” in a Webinar at the BA

The BA Center for Coptic Studies organizes a webinar titled “The Relationship between the Coptic and Arabic Languages through Late Coptic Letters” on Monday, 30 November 2020, at 4:00 pm. It will be delivered by Dr. Maher Essa, Professor of the Coptic Language, at the Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum ...

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