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Condolences over Death of Marianna Vardinoyannis

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, a beloved founding member of our Board of Trustees, from 2001-2008, and again since 2022. Her organization was also one of the founders of the BA’s Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies.   Mrs. ...

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"Identity and Protecting the Future" in a Lecture at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina held a lecture, on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, entitled "Identity and Protecting the Future", presented by the writer and thinker Ms. Nashwa Al-Houfy, as part of the events of the eighteenth round of the BA International Book Fair. Ms. Nashwa Al-Houfy began her speech with ...

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"Sketch Your Future" Conference at the BA in the Presence of Thousands of High School Students

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has kicked off the sessions of the seventeenth annual “Sketch Your Future” Conference, organized by the Library’s Sustainable Development Studies, Youth Capacity Building and African Relations Support Program, from 18-20 July 2023, in the BACC Great Hall, in the presence ...

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A Cooperation Agreement to Establish a BA Embassy of Knowledge at New Mansoura University

Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Prof. Moawad El-Khouly, President of New Mansoura University, signed this morning a cooperation agreement to establish an Embassy of Knowledge affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina at New Mansoura University. Dr. Ahmed Zayed ...

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The BA Publishes Kitab al-Tohfa al-Saneyya be Asmaa al-Belad al-Mesreya by Ibn al-Jīʿān

The BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies has published a book entitled Kitab al-Tohfa al-Saneyya be Asmaa al-Belad al-Mesreya by Ibn al-Jīʿān who was Mostawfi Diwan al-Gaysh during the reign of al-Ashraf Qaitbay. Dr. Ayman Fouad Sayyed edited the book, which is a copy preserved in the ...

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