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140 Cultural Event and 500 Participants at the Alexandria International Book Fair

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA; Helmy El-Namnam, Minister of Culture; and Dr. Haitham al-Hajj Ali, Head of the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO), are going to inaugurate the Alexandria International Book Fair on 23 March 2017 at 12:00 noon. This year’s Fair is organized by the ...

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Launch of Heya Campaign at the BA

The BA General Collections and Services Department is announcing the launch of the Heya (She) Campaign for empowering women. The event is going to be held from 19 to 21 March 2017, the BA Conference Center, as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations. The campaign is set to start on ...

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Ample Italian Activities at the Alexandria International Book Fair

As this year’s Alexandria International Book Fair guest of honor, Italy will be contributing to the event with several cultural activities through the Italian Cultural Institute. Said activities will mostly revolve around Italian archaeology and antiquities in Egypt. The Book Fair visitors, ...

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Dr. Serageldin Participates in African Development Bank Meeting

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA and member of the African Development Bank (AfDB), participated in the AfDB meeting held on 13 March 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The meeting was held under the title “Accelerating the Implementation of the Ten Year Strategy”, and it aimed to offer ...

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Call for Participation: Oud Class by Oud Duo

The BA Art School is announcing that it will be accepting new students to enroll in the new “Oud Class by Oud Duo” program, under the supervision of Ghassan Al Yousif and Dina Abdel Hamid. Participants must be over seven years old, and the course fees, EGP 600, must be paid in advance. With a total ...

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