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“Women's Status in the Arab World” in a Seminar at Sinnari House

The BA Sinnari House in Cairo organizes a seminar, in collaboration with the Preservation of Egyptian Heritage Association, to discuss the novel Raghabat Mouhamasha by Writer Ikhlas Francis. The seminar takes place on Thursday, 4 July 2019, at 7:00 pm, and is moderated by Writer and Critic Salwa ...

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At the UK Parliament, Dr. Moustafa Elfeki: “We are facing terrorism alone … the UK should not allow any incitement against the Egyptian state.”

Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the Library of Alexandria, stated that the UK sometimes misjudges the situation in Egypt and thus allows some figures from the Muslim Brotherhood to instigate violence against the Egyptian state. He expressed his astonishment that British flights were suspended to ...

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BA Theater Production Grant 2019: Call for Applications

The BA Arts Center is announcing a call for applications for its Theater Production Grant for theater artists in Alexandria. The grant amounts to 20,000 EGP for every show (maximum three shows). The selected shows will be presented on the BA stages during the period of one year, following the ...

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The BA Launches the Big Read 2019

The BA General Collections and Services Department launches the events of the Big Read 2019. This year's program is about the play No Exit , written by the French philosopher, playwright, and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre. The events run from June to September 2019. The program includes several ...

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The BA Re-issues Mahmoud Pasha Al-Falaki’s Ancient Alexandria

The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med) re-issued A Message on Ancient Alexandria ; a book written by Mahmoud Pasha Al-Falaki, a pioneer of modern astronomy and archaeoastronomy. The original copy of the book was first published in French, in Copenhagen, in 1872, while the ...

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