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The BA Hosts Wikimania 2008 for the First Time in the Arab World

Alexandria— the BA won the bid to host the 4th annual Wikimedia Conference, following a tough competition with Atlanta and Cape Town. Alexandria is the first Arab and African city hosting this annual conference. The BA, an institution encouraging free access to knowledge, will host the ...

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The BA Hosts the 1000 Peace Women Exhibition

Alexandria— As part of the BA's fifth anniversary celebrations, the BA will host "1000 Peace Women" exhibition on Wednesday, 24 October 2007. The exhibition is a joint project between the BA and the Swiss Embassy which takes part in preparing and financing the exhibition. The opening of the ...

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Selim El-Awa Guest of the Dialogue Forum in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— the BA Dialogue Forum will hold on Saturday, 20 October 2007, a seminar entitled "The Muslim and the Other", by Writer and Islamic Thinker Mohamed Selim El-Awa, chaired by Dr. Fathi Abu Aiana, Professor, Alexandria University. Dr. Al-Awa will tackle in his address the challenges ...

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The BA Hosts the World Space Environment Forum (WSEF2007)

Alexandria— The BA will organize during the period from 20-25 October 2007, the third World Space Environment Forum (WSEF2007), which is jointly organized by the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) and the World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER) of the National Institute for Space ...

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The President of Austria Donates Rare Books to the BA

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will receive on Sunday, 21 October 2007, HE Heinz Fischer, President of Austria and his accompanying delegation. HE Heinz Fischer will donate a collection of rare books to the BA in a reception, in which Dr. Serageldin will ...

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