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The passing away of Prof. Stephen Jay Gould, member of the BA Board of Trustees

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director General of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has expressed his great sadness for the passing away of Professor Stephen Jay Gould, member of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Professor Stephen Jay Gould was one of the most well known writers in science ...

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Eminent poets and writers at the Alexandria First International Book Fair

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina began its final arrangements for the Alexandria First International Book Fair. An unexpected large number of Egyptian and foreign publishing houses have expressed their interest in participating in such event. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director General of the Bibliotheca ...

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Ukranian gift

Ukrainian Ambassador Andri Veselovsky presented a large placque with the likeness of the poetess Lesya Ukrainka, who received inspiration for her work in Alexandria, as well as books covering Ukraine history and culture to Ambassador Taher Khalifa, International Relations, and Dr. Yousef Ziedan, ...

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina expands its Restoration Laboratory

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has started the process of expanding its Restoration Laboratory of manuscripts. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director General of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, declared that these expansions aim at convoying the future plans of the Library in this field. The tasks of this ...

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Trans-Mediterranean Reed Boat Expedition Abora 2

Today in Alexandria, the Abora 2 is fulfilling one of the dreams of its owner and sponsors to deliver gifts to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from the Kon Tiki Museum in Norway in honor of the Inauguration before embarking on a mission to demonstrate that the exchange of cultures began during the ...

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