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Serageldin Gives a Lecture on Edgar Allan Poe at the BA

Alexandria— To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will be giving a lecture on the diversity of Edgar Allan Poe’s artistic output on Sunday, 21 December 2008. The lecture will give an overview of his works, ...

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“Self-Image and the Other in the Egyptian Heritage” in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum is organizing a seminar on Saturday, 8 November 2008, entitled "Self-Image and the Other in the Egyptian Heritage" by Dr. Isaac Ebeid, Professor, History Department, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, and moderated by Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Head of Heritage ...

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Dr. Serageldin Attends TWAS Silver Jubilee

Alexandria— On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Academy of Sciences in the Developing World (TWAS), Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria and Vice President of TWAS for the Arab World, will be attending the 28th TWAS Council Meeting on 9 November ...

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“The Emergence of Web Science” in a Lecture at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is organizing a lecture entitled “The Emergence of Web Science” on Sunday, 9 November 2008, by Prof. Bebo White, Departmental Associate (emeritus) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), the national high-energy physics laboratory at Stanford University. For almost ...

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The 21st International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) Officers Meeting at the BA

Alexandria— The Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) is hosting the IGBP 21st SC-IGBP Officers' Meeting, on 17-19 November 2008; in which the Scientific Committee (SC-IGBP) and its executive body the SC-IGBP Officers (IGBP Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer) meet. The International ...

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