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“Alexandrians’ Right to Sight” Festival at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in cooperation with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, the World Health Organization, and the Governorate of Alexandria, organizes “Alexandrian’s Right to Sight” Festival on Thursday, 24 July 2008, attended by officials ...

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Wikimania 2008 Comes to a Close

Alexandria— The Fourth Annual Wikimedia Conference “Wikimania 2008” proceedings came to a close at the BA on Saturday, 17 July 2008, amidst high expectations from Wikimedia Foundation and its different projects to develop free knowledge on the internet. Sue Gardener, Executive Director of the ...

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Former President Sampaio of Portugal Invites Serageldin to a Speech and a Dinner

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin was invited by Former President Sampaio of Portugal to address a group of Portuguese opinion makers and scholars at a meeting of the “Cercle d’Amis de l’Alliance” on Monday, 21 July 2008. Dr. Serageldin will speak of democracy, freedom and reform in the Arab ...

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The BA Dialogue Forum Celebrates Its 100th Symposium

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum celebrated on Saturday, 19th July 2008, the 100th symposium in the series of bimonthly symposia which started about 5 years ago. The symposia hosted prominent thinkers, as well as Egyptian and Arab scientists to discuss all the issues that concern the region, ...

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Siemens’ “Discovery Box” Workshops

Alexandria— The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) will host Siemens’ “Discovery Box” workshops for children 5–13, on Monday 21 July 2008, from 12:00–3:00 p.m. at the BA Conference Center Multi Purpose hall. Children’s participation in the workshops is free of charge. The “Discovery Box” is ...

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