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The Third Cultural Season of the Coptic Studies Center

The BA Coptic Studies Center holds its third cultural season starting from October 2013 at the Center’s Cairo premises; Administrative Building, Sofitel Hotel, Maadi. Lectures are held bi-monthly covering different fields of Coptic studies such as history, literature, architecture, language and ...

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Endgame in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 9 October 2013. Participants will read Endgame by Samuel Beckett. The session starts at 1:00 pm at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library, B3 Level. Participants should register their names at the General ...

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“The Giza Pyramids in Classical Sources” Lecture

Within the cultural activities of the Alexandria Project, the BA holds on Wednesday, 9 October 2013, a lecture entitled “The Giza Pyramids in Classical Sources” by Dr. Mohamed Abd El-Ghani, Professor of Greek and Roman History and Civilization, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University. The Lecture ...

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The BA at the Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium at the Library of Congress

The BA participated in the “Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation and Collaboration” Symposium, held on September 26-27, 2013, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The BA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector participated with a paper demonstrating its ...

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“The Art of the Islamic Book from Leiden Collections” Exhibition

The BA and the Netherlands Embassy in Egypt co-organize the “Art of the Islamic Book from Leiden Collections– Eastern Beauty in Reproductions” from 8 to 28 October 2013. The Exhibitions marks 400 years of Arabic and Islamic studies in the Netherlands, and displays a selection of the Leiden ...

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