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The BA mourns BoT member Wim Kok

The Library of Alexandria mourns our BoT staff member, the Dutch former Prime Minister Wim Kok, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 80 after a heart failure.  Mr. Kok served as the Prime Minister of Netherlands from 1994 until 2002. He was widely respected for his consensus-building ...

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“Gift of Diversity” Conference Opening at the Library of Alexandria

The Library of Alexandria featured on Monday, 22 October 2018, the opening of  “Gift of Diversity: Constructive Pluralism for Onself and the Other(1986)” conference,  in cooperation with Rimini Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Italy. Engineer Hoda El-Mikaty, Deputy Director of the ...

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The BA Celebrates "Open Access Week"

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina celebrates the “Open Access Week” for the second consecutive year, through workshops and a seminar held during the period from 22  to  25 October 2018. It is worth noting that the world celebrates the “Open Access Week” annually at ...

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Cultural and intellectual outreach with governmental organizations and institutions

The value of books is reflected through its impact in enriching societies. Therefore, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina intends to donate some of its books or exchange them with  governmental organizations and institutions according to  its policy.  The BA ...

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The BA celebrates the World Food Day

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with the FAO organize the World Food Day celebration on Monday, 22 October 2018, under the theme “Ending World Hunger by 2030, is Possible”. This event will ring alarm bells about the recent increase in hunger ...

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