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“Running for Heritage” Marathon at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will host this year’s Alexandria Marathon under the title "Running for Heritage", on Friday, 27 October 2023, from 5:00 am to 11:00 am. The event is organized by Alex Runners in collaboration with the BA Women Studies and Social Transformation Program and the Alexandria ...

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Climate Week at the BA

The BA Sustainable Development Studies, Youth Capacity Building, and African Relations Support Program organizes a “Climate Week”, in cooperation with Earth’s Climate for Sustainable Development Foundation, from 25 to 28 October 2023; 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, at the BA Conference Center. The week ...

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The BA Organizes a Lecture on the Origin and Dissemination of Cuneiform Writing

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes a lecture entitled “The Origin and Dissemination of Cuneiform Writing”, delivered by Prof. Farouk Ismail, former Professor of Semitic Languages and Civilizations of the Ancient East at the Free University of Berlin. The lecture is held on Thursday, 26 ...

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The BA Celebrates Open Access Week

The BA Library Sector is organizing the "Open Access Week" for the sixth consecutive year, from 24 to 26 October 2023, with the aim of highlighting the need to make knowledge accessible through open access publishing. It is worth mentioning that the free access to information is a publishing ...

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The BA Suspends its Activities in Mourning for the Martyrs of Gaza

In accordance with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's decision to declare a state of public mourning across the country for three days, in mourning for the innocent victims of the bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, and for all the Palestinian martyrs, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina announces ...

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