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BA Participation in the Seventh Cairo Forum for Arabic Calligraphy

The BA Writing and Scripts Center takes part in the seventh round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (Cultural Development Fund), from 6 to 9 June 2022, under the title “Pioneers and Reformers in One Hundred Years: 1922 – 2022.” The BA ...

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Dr. Moustafa Elfeki Receives a Rare Book Donation

Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received a remarkable donation from Dr. Essam Khadra, a doctor and an intellectual of Palestinian origin, who has been living in Austria for the last fifty years, and who has been friends with Dr. Elfeki since the latter was Egypt’s ...

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Preparations for the Launch of the 17^th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is preparing to hold the 17 th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair, from Monday to Thursday, 18-28 July 2022, which will take place in cooperation with the Egyptian General Book Organization, the Egyptian Publishers Association, and the Arab Publishers' ...

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Children’s Library Summer Activities Program 2022

The BA Children’s Library announces its 2022 summer activities program, which includes several artistic, cultural and scientific activities. The program runs from Sunday, 29 May 2022 until Thursday, 25 August 2022. To view the full program, please click here . ...

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The Life of the Red Sea Dhow: A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies organizes a lecture entitled "The Life of the Red Sea Dhow: A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World", delivered by Professor Dionisius Agius, Fellow of the British Academy, and Emeritus Professor of Arabic Studies and Islamic ...

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