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Serageldin Lectures at the Salzburg Global Seminar

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, is invited to be the lead speaker at the Annual Board of Directors Weekend of the Salzburg Global Seminar to be held at Schloss Leopoldskron castle in Salzburg, Austria, on Friday, 26 June 2009. Serageldin’s lecture will ...

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Book Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird

Alexandria— The BA Public Services Department organizes a Roundtable Discussion of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee on Thursday, 25 June 2009. Readers engage in an open discussion of the novel and their personal views about it. The book discussion is part of the activities of The ...

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“Fête de la Musique” Week

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center, in cooperation with the Alexandria Atelier, the Centre Français de Culture et de Coopération, the Goethe-Institut, and the Jesuit Cultural Center, is organizing “Fête de La Musique” week, from 21 to 26 June 2009. The Opening is on Sunday, 21 June, with Dirk ...

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Al-Kalemat Al-Motaqata’a in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 24 June 2009. Participants will read Al-Kalemat Al-Motaqata’a (Crosswords) by Naguib Sorour. The play is based on separate scenes, each with its own context, but overall, they are all about the ...

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The BA Celebrates the Centennial of Ahmed Badrakhan’s Birthday

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center celebrates the Centennial of Director Ahmed Badrakhan’s birth (1909-1969) by screening his film Mostafa Kamel on Egyptian Cinema Day, 21 June 2009. Mostafa Kamel (115 min) was chosen by the BA as one of the 100 most important Egyptian movies. When Badrakhan ...

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