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The First Poetry Reading Session at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its first monthly Poetry Reading on Thursday, 1 July 2010. Participants will read “ Al-Atlal ” (The Ruins) by Ibrahim Nagy. These readings are organized following the success of the play readings, and in response to the audience’s increasing interest in ...

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Scientific Culture in Cairo Salon

Cairo Salon TV Show, presented by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, devotes an episode on the scientific culture, aired on Channel One on Friday, 25 June 2010, at 8:30 pm. Serageldin hosts Dr. Abd El-Hady Mesbah, Columnist in Al-Ahram and Almasry Alyoum Newspapers and a ...

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“Holland in the Eyes of Muslims” at the BA

The BA Dialogue Forum holds on Thursday, 1 July 2010 an open discussion entitled “Holland in the Eyes of Muslims”, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, with the aim to foster bilateral relations between the two countries. The discussion will revolve around ...

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The BA Young People's Library Members Win an International Award

Bahaa Sharaf and Alaa Alddin Gaber, members of the BA Young People’s (YP) Library, won the Gold Award (2nd award ) in the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational competition sponsored and organized by the U. S. Department of State and the Global SchoolNet Foundation. This competition recognizes middle ...

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Plenary Sessions during the International Planetarium Society Conference (IPS 2010)

As part of the 20th International Planetarium Society Conference (IPS 2010): “Back to Alexandria, the Cradle of Astronomy”, held for the first time in Africa and the Middle East, from 26 to 30 June 2010, 3 plenary sessions are held featuring eminent lecturers in the field. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, ...

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