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Shakespeare's Day

Alexandria— Celebrating William Shakespeare, the English poet and playwright, the BA Arts Center will organize a cinema program starting on Monday, 23 April 2007, entitled "Shakespeare in the Egyptian Cinema". For three days, the BA will present Egyptian movies based on Shakespeare works. On ...

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The Third International Forum of the Calligraphy, Writing, and Inscriptions in the World Throughout the Ages

Alexandria— The BA Calligraphy Center is organizing "The Third International Forum of the Calligraphy, Writing, and Inscriptions in the World Throughout the Ages" during the period from Tuesday, 24 April 2007 to Thursday, 26 April 2007. Around 50 researchers from 13 Foreign and Arab countries ...

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The Opening of the Imaging the Book Biennale

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, and Maestro Sherif Mohie El-Din, Director of the Arts Center opened the BA Second International Biennale (Imaging the Book), celebrating the deep thoughts of Umberto Eco on "Vegetal and Mineral Memory". Dr. El-Razzaz said that he appreciates ...

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Eminent Cardiac Surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub Visits the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Project

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, received Sir Magdi Yacoub, the eminent cardiac surgeon, on Sunday, 15 April 2007, to follow up on the joint medical projects, adopted by the BA under the supervision of Sir Magdi Yacoub. Dr. Yacoub stated that Egypt will ...

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The Significance of Drawings and Inscriptions in the Levant

Alexandria— The BA Calligraphy Center will organize on Wednesday, 18 April 2007, a lecture entitled " The Significance of Drawings and Inscriptions in the Levant during the Prehistoric Ages" Dr. Ahmed Amin Selim, Professor of Ancient History and Head of History and Egyptian and Islamic ...

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