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Cairo Salon Discusses American Literature

Alexandria— In this week’s episode of “Cairo Salon” TV Show, aired on Channel One every Friday at 8:00 pm, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will discuss the traits of American Literature. Dr. Serageldin will host a number of eminent specialists from the English ...

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Knol Award Ceremony at the BA

Alexandria— On Monday 15 June 2009, the BA will host the ceremony of Knol award, launched by Google to enrich the Arabic online content. The Ceremony will be attended by Engineer Wael El-Fakharany, Director of Google Egypt and North Africa, Dr. Hassan Nadeer Khairallah, President of Alexandria ...

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Yerma in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 10 June 2009. Participants will read Yerma by Federico García Lorca. Written in 1934, Yerma is the story of a woman slowly driven mad by her inability to understand why she cannot have a ...

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Etlala Forum hosted at the BA

Alexandria— As of June 2009, the BA will host Etlala Alexandrian Literary Forum. Etlala is an unofficial literary gathering that was launched in 2002 in Alexandria. The Forum is not affiliated to a specific institution nor follows a certain ideology. Run by its own members, it aims to highlight ...

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Dialogue Forum Seminar Discusses Obama’s Administration and Speech to the Islamic World

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum organized a Seminar on 6 June 2009 entitled “Obama’s Administration and the Middle East”. It hosted Dr. Mustafa Elwy, Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, and Member of the Shura (Consultative) Council, and was moderated by Dr. Hesham Sadeq, ...

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