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Youth Salon at El-Sennary House

Affiliated to the BA, El-Sennary House, Cairo, organizes the “Youth Salon” sessions. The Salon aims to be a platform for youth to share their ideas, expectations and visions for the future. It also provides a space for their talents to be channeled in different fields. This Center aims at ...

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The Third Alexandrina World Music Festival

The BA Arts Center organizes its Third Alexandrina World Music Festival from 6 to 9 May 2011, with the participation of bands and ensembles form Egypt, China, Germany and Malta. The Festival is influenced by the deeply-rooted diversity of the great city of Alexandria, for it is platform for ...

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“The Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation” Meeting

The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) organizes a meeting entitled “The Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation: A Medium for Open Discussion”, on 9 and 10 May 2011. The Meeting is a follow up on the “Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation” research project, which aims ...

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Serageldin Elected Member of the American Philosophical Society

The members of the American Philosophical Society (APS) have voted Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria into membership. This high honor was conferred to Serageldin in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishments in fields of intellectual endeavor and public service. He ...

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L’Oiseau Bleu in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 4 May 2011. Participants will read L’Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird) by Maurice Maeterlinck. The play is about a young girl, Mytyl, and her brother, Tyltyl, seeking happiness with the help of the good fairy ...

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