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The centenary of Farouk I in a special issue of the Memory of Egypt magazine

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina published a special issue of the Memory of Egypt magazine on the centenary of Farouk I, the last monarch of the Muhammad Ali dynasty in Egypt. The issue includes a number of analytical articles, with multiple photos, on the birth of Farouk I, his hobbies and exile, in ...

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The BA Library Sector activates the Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service

The BA Library Sector activated the Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service, which caters for the needs of Egyptian postgraduate researchers. Requests sent by researchers will be answered by library services specialists within two working days. The specialists will search the ...

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The BA organizes a lecture on the development of writing and scripts on Islamic numismatics in Egypt

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes an online lecture entitled “The Development of Scripts and Writing on Islamic Numismatics from the Muslim Conquest of Egypt until the end of the Mamluk Period”. The lecture will be held on Sunday, 21 June 2020, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and delivered by ...

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The BA wins first place in the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information initiative

The BA was declared winner of the first place as part of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information initiative that was launched to honor the libraries that were most interactive amidst the coronavirus crisis. The announcement was made by Dr. Hassan El Sereihy, President of the Arab ...

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Call for submission of research papers in the peer-reviewed Memory of Arabs journal

On the occasion of the selection of Cairo by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) as the capital of Islamic culture for 2020, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Center for Islamic Civilization Studies announces the publication of special issues of Memory of Arabs ...

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