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President Al-Sisi Meets with Dr. Ismail Serageldin and Praises BA Role in Knowledge Dissemination

President Abdelfatah al-Sisi met with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, on Tuesday, 7 April 2015 to review a number of the BA’s activities and projects. Dr. Ismail Serageldin discussed with the President the high level BA Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting that will take place on 18 ...

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Serageldin Gives Lecture about the BA Achievements at the University of Geneva

Upon receiving an invitation from the University of Geneva, Dr. Ismail Serageldin gave a lecture titled “Reviving the BA and its Role during the Current Conflicts” in which he expressed his optimism for the future of development and culture in Egypt. Dr. Serageldin’s lecture was attended by many ...

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Ismail Serageldin Appointed President of the Digital Libraries Federation

The International Digital Libraries Federation, which includes the Library of Congress, the Oxford and Cambridge University Libraries, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), has appointed Ismail Serageldin as president.   Dr. Serageldin was chosen due to the efforts  he made in ...

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Serageldin Signs Memorandum of Understanding with 1001 Inventions Initiative

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, has signed an important memorandum of understanding with 1001 Inventions to develop and launch many educational activities and initiatives to raise awareness about Arab and Islamic heritage from a historical, scientific, and technical point of view. This ...

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