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South African Minister of Foreign Affairs Visits the BA

Alexandria— Dr. Nkosazana Diamini Zuma, South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by a senior delegation visited the BA on Tuesday, 24 June 2008, as a scientific and cultural complex not only in Egypt and the Middle East, but in the entire world. Ambassador Hagar Islambouly, Head ...

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“Solar Energy, the Primadonna Power” a Lecture at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is organizing a lecture titled, “Solar Energy, the Primadonna Power”, by Dr. Hermann Scheer, on Wednesday 9 July 2008. The lecture will illustrate the potentials of Photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy. Although PV generates a small percentage ...

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Behind the Curtain in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading session in Arabic on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. Participants will read Behind the Curtain by Youssef El-Sebai. In the three-act play, Youssef El-Sebai criticizes political parties and partisan press in the fifties, and ...

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“Documents as a Source of History” in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum is organizing a seminar on Saturday, 21 June 2008, entitled “Documents as a Source of History”. Dr. Mohamed Saber, Director of the National Library and Archives (Dar al-Kuttub) will speak in the Seminar chaired by Dr. Mohamed El Sayed, Professor of Antiquities, ...

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Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyah in Kuwait Receives its Restored Rare Books from the BA

Alexandria— In a celebration held at the BA, on Tuesday17 June 2008, Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyah (House of Islamic Antiquities) in Kuwait received its collection of rare books after being restored at the BA Manuscript Center Restoration Laboratory. Dr. Youssef Zeidan, Director, Manuscript ...

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