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Wikimedians around the World Prepare for Wikimania 2008

Alexandria— The Fourth annual Wikimania Conference takes place 17-19 July 2008 at the BA. Tomorrow hundreds of Wikimedia volunteers and enthusiasts will converge at the historic center of global knowledge and wisdom, the BA in Alexandria, Egypt, for the annual Wikimania conference. The Wikimania ...

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The BA Witnesses the Inaugural Meeting of the Middle East Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace

Alexandria— The Inaugural Meeting of the Middle East Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace, was held at the BA on Monday, 14 July 2008. Participants were religious leaders in the Middle East; Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, ...

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A New Agreement Between the BA and the Egyptian Cabinet

Alexandria— The BA witnesses on Saturday, 19 July 2008 the signing of a Deposit Agreement between the BA and the Egyptian Cabinet according to which the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) publications will be deposited at the BA Depository Library. The Signing Ceremony will ...

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Human rights and Responsibilities for a Culture of Peace and Knowledge in a BA Video-Conference

Alexandria— On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the BA will hold an international video-conference on Wednesday, 16 July 2008, between Alexandria, Brussels, Leuven and Paris. A number of distinguished speakers are expected to participate in ...

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Peace and War in Ancient Egypt Discussed in a BA Lecture

Alexandria— Dr. Abdel Halim Nour El Din, Professor of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics at the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, and BA Special Advisor, is delivering a lecture on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. The lecture, entitled “Peace and War in Ancient Egypt” comes within the first cultural ...

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