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Big Read Opening Ceremony

For the 8th consecutive year, the BA is inaugurating the “Big Read” program, which is a summer program targeting people aged 16 and older. The opening ceremony will be held on Sunday, 19 June 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Small Theater, BA Conference Center. The program is organized under the aegis of The ...

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BA Launches New Educational Course on EdX

The BA has launched its second educational course on the edX portal for online education, which is affiliated to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. The four-week course is titled “The Heritage of Islamic Civilization”, and it is set to start on 20 June 2016. This ...

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BA Organizes Islamic Culture Course at Fuwwah Cultural Palace

Within the framework of fighting extremism and terrorism, the BA is organizing a course on Islamic culture during the month of Ramadan, from 15 to 30 June. The course aims to pass on the scientific expertise of intellectuals to new generations of youths through the in-depth discussions and ...

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Mounir Oteiba Wins State Encouragement Prize

The writer and novelist Mounir Oteiba, supervisor of the BA Narrative Review, has recently won the 2016 State Encouragement Prize, the very short story category, for his collection Rouh el-Hekaya (The Spirit of the Tale). This prize is particularly symbolic, as it is the first official ...

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Center for Calligraphy Studies Participates in The Renewal of the Cultural Discourse International Forum in Cairo

Dr. Essam el-Saeed, Director of the BA Center for Calligraphy Studies, and Dr. Mohamed Hassan, one of the center’s researchers, have participated in The Renewal of the Cultural Discourse Forum with a research paper, titled “Writings and Manuscripts: Gateways to Creative Cultural Industries”. The ...

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