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BA Open on Sinai Liberation Day

On the occasion of the Sinai Liberation Day, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina announces that the Main Reading Area will be open to the public on Thursday, 25 April 2019, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. ...

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Sheikh Al Qasimi Supports the BA in a Meeting with Dr. Elfeki

His Royal Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, welcomed Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA, at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), and showed his great support to the BA, as he directed that the construction of the BA ...

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The BA Releases Letters to the Dead in Ancient Egypt: A Comparative Study between the Past and Present

The BA Writing and Scripts Center has released a new book entitled Letters to the Dead in Ancient Egypt: A Comparative Study between the Past and Present , written by Dr. Hesham Ellissy, Head of the Central Administration for Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo and Giza. The book’s publication coincided ...

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Announcing the Winners of Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry at Sinnari House

The BA Sinnari House in Cairo, in cooperation with Hassan Rateb Foundation for Creativity, organizes a ceremony to announce the winners of Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies, on Sunday, 21 April 2019, at 6:00 pm. Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA, together ...

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The BA Organizes the Science Festivity 2019

The BA Planetarium Science Center organizes the Science Festivity 2019  on 17 and 18 April, under the title “Where Science Meets Fun”. The event features a number of workshops on different scientific subjects such as animals, plants, recycling, chemistry, and the human body. It also provides ...

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