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Conference on Youths and Culture Against Extremism

The Bahraini capital of Manama will host the international conference Youths and Culture Against Extremism next May. The conference is organized by Isa Cultural Center, in collaboration with the BA and the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. The conference will discuss how Arab ...

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Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” (Part 2)

As part of the International Librarianship Training Program, the BA Educational Services Section is organizing a course titled “Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” Part 2”. The Course includes an introduction to the rules of “MARC 21” and in-depth explanations of all its basic fields, subfields, ...

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BA Launches its First online Educational Course on edx

The BA has launched its first online education course on the edX online portal for educational courses that was established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. The course is titled “ Ancient Egyptian Civilization ” and is the first result of the BA-edX ...

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The 4^th Round of the Francophone Writing Competition: The Power of Words

On the occasion of the International Francophonie Day, the Francophone University Association, in collaboration with the BA Francophone Library and the French Institute in Alexandria is organizing the fourth round of the Francophone Writing Competition: The Power of Words. The competition aims to ...

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Nanotechnology Utilized in Manuscripts Restoration at the BA

The BA Manuscript Museum Chemistry and Environmental Monitoring Section was able to utilize nanotechnology in the chemical treatment process of manuscripts and rare books. The Section managed to prepare the chemical compound—Calcium carbonate—in the lab in the form of Nanos and record the process ...

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