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Award-Giving Ceremony of the Fourth Arabic Calligraphy Competition

The BA Calligraphy Center holds the Award-Giving Ceremony of the Fourth Arabic Calligraphy Competition for the Students of Alexandria’s Schools on 18 December 2012, marking the World Arabic Language Day-- the date on which the UN General Assembly designated Arabic as the sixth official language of ...

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Selected Poems by Hilda Doolittle

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in English on Tuesday, 18 December 2012. Participants will read selected poems by Hilda Doolittle. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General ...

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The BA Closed Next Saturday

The BA will be closed to the public on Saturday, 15 December 2012, on the occasion of the popular referendum on the proposed Egyptian constitution. ...

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Serageldin Gives a Keynote Speech at the Summit of the Book

At the first International Summit of the Book, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a keynote speech which received a standing ovation from a large gathering of leaders in academia, libraries and technology. Organized and hosted by the Library of Congress, this ...

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Serageldin Presided WDL Executive Council Meeting

Following the Annual Partner Meeting of the World Digital Library (WDL), held at the Library of Congress on 5 December 2012, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, chaired the WDL Executive Council Meeting, which convened the following day to review progress made within the ...

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