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Helm Al-Mutanabbi in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 29 September 2010. Participants will read Helm Al-Mutanabbi (Al-Mutanabbi’s Dream) by Fouad Dawara. The Play sheds light on the life of the great Arab Poet Al-Mutanabbi, and his dream to unify all Arabs under ...

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Serageldin Presents the BA at the Gothenburg Book Fair

At the Gothenburg Book Fair, which this year focused on Africa, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a lecture on 23 September 2010 presenting the role of the BA in reviving the essence of its ancient counterpart by acting as a modern day centre for scholarship, ...

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Biorobotics Workshop at the BA

The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, the Arab Regional Office (TWAS-ARO), and the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), holds the “Biorobotics Workshop” from 13 to 15 December 2010. ...

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The BA Participates in the Algeria International Book Fair

The BA participates in the 15 th round of the Algeria International Book Fair, held from 27 October to 6 November 2010. The BA collection features its most recent publications in various disciplines, in addition to its award-winning books, such as Bulaq Press and The Fatimide Inscriptions and ...

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Alexandrian Heritage Days

Inspired by the election of Alexandria as the Capital of Arab tourism for the year 2010, several institutions will celebrate the heritage of Alexandria during the “Alexandrian Heritage Days” from 24 to 28 September 2010. Various events are offered to the public to promote the history and the ...

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