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The Fourth Meeting of “The Memory of the Arab World” Project in Morocco

Alexandria— The fourth meeting of the “Memory of the Arab World” project will be held in the city of Fez, Morocco, from 17 to 19 July 2009. Representatives of all 22 Arab countries will attend, in addition to representatives of Arab and international entities. This Meeting is co-organized by the ...

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Issues Magazine Features an Article by Serageldin

Alexandria— An article by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, entitled Abolishing Hunger is featured in the Summer 2009 edition of Issues in Science and Technolog y. This 25th Anniversary issue of the magazine presents articles by U.S. President Barack Obama, and ...

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The BA Celebrates the Centennial of the Birthday of Hussein Fawzy and Emad Hamdy

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center celebrates the centennial of the birthdays of Director Hussein Fawzy (1909- 1962) and Actor Emad Hamdy (1909- 1984). Screenings of their films takes place within the activities of the 8th International Summer Festival. On Tuesday, 14 July 2009, Tamr Henna (1957), ...

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Launching the Big Read Art and Poster Contests

Alexandria— Within the second phase of the Big Read Project, the BA organizes an Art Contest and a Poster Contest around the novel Fahrenheit 451 . Interested participants should submit their contributions by 30 July 2009. A committee chaired by Mr. Gamal Hosni, Head of the BA Exhibitions ...

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“Arab Censorship and Freedom of Expression in the Arab World” Conference at the BA

Alexandria— “Arab Censorship and Freedom of Expression in the Arab World” Conference was opened on Sunday, 12 July 2009 at the BA. The two- day Conference is co-organized by the BA and National Center for Translation. The opening session was attended by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the ...

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