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Serageldin Awarded Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize

Alexandria— A distinguished delegation from Ghana visited Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria on 24 February 2010, as directed by HRM Otumfo Osei Tutu II, King of Ashanti, the biggest tribe in Ghana, to announce to Serageldin that he has been chosen for the Lifetime ...

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Nesaa bela Aqneaa in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 24 February 2010. Participants will read Nesaa bela Aqneaa (Women without Masks) by Fatheya El-Assal. This play depicts four female characters: a wife suppressed by her husband, an intellectual ...

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Book Launch of Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem

Alexandria— The BA holds on Thursday, 25 February 2010, a book launch of Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem , by Dr. Sahar Hamouda, Director of the BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, and Deputy Director of the BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (AlexMed). Once Upon a Time in ...

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Serageldin Addresses the Priorities and Concerns of US-Muslim Relations

Alexandria— The BA, together with a number of academic and cultural institutions, and libraries in the US and Egypt, is organizing an international conference entitled: “A New Beginning”, to be held at the BA from 16 to 18 June 2010. A preparatory workshop was held at the Divinity School of Yale ...

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Arts Center Offers Production Grants for Theatrical Performances

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center opens call for application for the “theatrical performances production grants” program amounting to 10,000 L.E. This initiative encourages young theatre directors to hold their performances, promotes freedom of expression, and fosters values of dialogue and ...

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