Serageldin Defends the “Right to Know, Right Now”
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Alexandria—As a staunch defender of open access to information and freedom of expression, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will give an inspiring speech on 4 June 2009 at the seminar “Access to Information in a Hybrid Age”, which is hosted by Beacon for Freedom of Expression and the National Library of Norway as part of the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression held in Oslo from 1 to 6 June 2009.
The event will bring together activists, writers, artists, academics and thinkers, in lectures, seminars, networking, and other activities that focus on freedom of expression and human rights. Serageldin will speak in a session entitled “Right to Know, Right Now - The Importance of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression”, which will discuss the value of access to information in political participation and social inclusion.
The Beacon for Freedom of Expression project is dedicated to and in honor of the Library of Alexandria. It is managed by an international board in collaboration with the National Library of Norway. Its database contains over 60,000 bibliographical entries on freedom of expression and censorship, and censored books and newspapers through the ages.