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Memorandum of Understanding with the National Library of Turkey

Dr. Ismail Serageldin; Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Tuncel Acar; Director of the National Library of Turkey (NLT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the BA and NLT. The two institutions have agreed to cooperate with each other in areas of mutual interest, such as ...

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TWAS-ARO 8^th Annual Meeting

The 8 th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World's Arab Regional Office (TWAS-ARO) on 30 and 31 December 2012 at the BA, under the theme “The Role of Science, Engineering and Technology in Achieving Sustainable Human Development in the Arab Region”. It intends to bring ...

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The Sultan’s Game in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 26 September 2012. Participants will read The Sultan’s Game by Fawzy Fahmy. The session starts at 16:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General ...

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Big Read 2012 Closing Ceremony

The BA Main Library holds on Thursday, 27 September 2012 the Closing Ceremony of the Big Read 2012 program that was organized from July to September 2012 and revolved around Miramar by Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The Ceremony includes a theatrical performance based on the novel and translated ...

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The Heritage of Andalusia in Sennary House

In cooperation with Abdul Aziz Saoud Al-Babtain Foundation in Kuwait, the BA Cairo-based Sennary House holds the “Andalusia Day” on Wednesday, 26 September 2012. The day features an exhibition of photos and art pieces from Andalusian heritage, and a display of the Babtain Foundation publications ...

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