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In Thinking the Mediterranean Series
“Alexandria: City of Nostalgia” in a Lecture at the BA

Alexandria— The BA’s Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex-Med) is organizing on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, the eleventh lecture of “Thinking the Mediterranean” series under the title “Alexandria: City of Nostalgia”. The Lecture will be given by two speakers: Mr. Osama Anwar Okasha, ...

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Serageldin Participates in the Annual Tällberg Forum

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria participated in the Annual Tällberg Forum, Sweden, 26-29 June 2008, in which he gave a presentation on the notions of values and of boundaries. The presentation was received with a standing ovation by the 1000 plus guests. ...

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The BA Completes the Digitization of Dar El-Kotob Arabic Papyri

Alexandria— The BA Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) completed the electronic digitization of a collection of Arabic papyri. Dr. Fathi Saleh, Director of CULTNAT, stated that the Center issued a book recording all what has been documented, in addition to a CD ...

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The BA Planetarium Science Center Hosts the Science Bus

Alexandria— The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is hosting the Science Bus team, from 5 July to 16 August 2008. The French Science Bus Association (Sciences Buissonnières) is touring the West African region, Arab Maghreb and the Middle East, as part of mobile workshop project, with the ...

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The BA Hosts the Third Edition of the “Resident Artist” Exhibition

Alexandria— The BA will host during the period from 1 July to 3 August 2008, the Resident Artist Exhibition– Third Edition. The Resident Artist is a project adopted by the BA Arts Center as a plastic arts event documenting Egyptian art in the twentieth century in the fields of sculpture, ...

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