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Opening of Alex Med Cultural Forum at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opened this morning the “Alex Med Cultural Forum: Mediterranean Bonds that Unite Us”, which is organized by its Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med), the Arts Center, and the Exhibitions Department, in collaboration with the Anna Lindh Foundation, the ...

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The BA Issues the Arabic Version of Ancient Alexandria for Young People

The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med) issued the Arabic version of the book Ancient Alexandria for young people. The book is written by Dr. Carol Escoffey, Professor of French at the Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, and Senior Editor at the Alexandria and ...

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The BA Re-issues Mahmoud Pasha Al-Falaki’s Ancient Alexandria

The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med) re-issued A Message on Ancient Alexandria ; a book written by Mahmoud Pasha Al-Falaki, a pioneer of modern astronomy and archaeoastronomy. The original copy of the book was first published in French, in Copenhagen, in 1872, while the ...

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Book Launch: Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing their World

The BA Alex Med is hosting a book launch for Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing their World —edited by Samia I. Spencer, with a preface by Melanne Verveer—that will be held on Sunday, 5 March, 6:00 pm, at the BA. The event will be attended by the book editor Dr. Samia Spencer, ...

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Japanese Television at the BA

A delegation sent by the National Japanese Television Network visited the BA to film a documentary on Queen Cleopatra. The delegation recorded an interview with Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, Director of the Department of Underwater Antiquities in Alexandria, and they also conducted an interview with ...

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