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BA Play of Shadows Project: Healing Children Through Art

The BA Child and Adolescent Creative Unit, in cooperation with the Bank of Alexandria and Italian Artist Valentina Merra, held the Play of Shadows Project from 13 to 27 May 2016. The project aims to heal children through art by organizing various artistic workshops for children with terminal ...

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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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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Launches the Online Version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has launched the online version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic. The online version is accessible through the Arabic Bibliographic Standards (ABS) website , launched earlier this May. It is a free edition that provides Arab catalogers with a selection ...

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“Incorporating Futuristic Studies in Arab Culture” in the New Issue of Awrak

The BA Futuristic Studies Unit has published the 20 th issue of the Awrak series, titled "Incorporating Futuristic Studies in Arab Culture: The importance, Challenges, and Conditions". The issue is written by Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour. This study tackles the cognitive framework of futuristic ...

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Joint Cooperation Agreement between the BA and the Institute for Islamic Research and Heritage Revival in Palestine

Dr. Khaled Azab, the director of the BA Central Projects and Services Sector, and Sheikh Yusuf Adeis, the Palestinian Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Religious Affairs, have signed a joint cooperation agreement between Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) and the Institute for Islamic Research and ...

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