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“Ship Building in Hellenistic Alexandria” Lecture at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies is organizing a Lecture entitled “Ship Building in Hellenistic Alexandria” by Harry Tzalas on Friday, 17 April 2009. Harry Tzalas, author of Farewell to Alexandria , is scheduled to give a lecture on Alexandria Ship Construction during ...

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“Thinking the Mediterranean” Series of Lectures at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex-Med) is organizing on Wednesday, 15 April 2009, a Lecture entitled “From Vision to Realization”, featuring Dr. Hisham El Sherif, leading authority on Telecommunications and IT in Egypt and Chairman of Nile-Capital, and Mr. Henri ...

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Serageldin Participates in an Action-oriented Forum in Istanbul

Alexandria— As Ambassador of the Alliance of Civilizations, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, is participating as a panelist in the Second Forum of the Alliance being held in Istanbul from 6 to 7 April 2009. Serageldin played a critical role in the creation of the ...

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Othello in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 29 April 2009. Participants will read Othello by William Shakespeare. One of the four great Shakespearian tragedies, the play is about the fall of a great man, Othello, a Moorish General in the ...

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Opening of the “Humanism in Islam” Symposium at the BA

Alexandria— The “Humanism in Islam: An Intercultural Discourse” International Symposium was inaugurated on Monday, 6 April 2009 at the BA. The opening witnessed short speeches by Ambassador Hagar Islambouly, Head of BA External Relations Sector; Dr. Ali El-Samman, President of the Dialogue and ...

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