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Science Film Festival Returns to BA for 3^rd Consecutive Year

The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC), in partnership with Goethe-Institute and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), is organizing the Science Film Festival for the 3 rd consecutive year. The festival is going to be held from 29 November to 20 December 2016, and it will ...

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BA Organizes “Hurufiyya: Art and Identity” Exhibition

The BA Art Exhibitions and Collections Department, in cooperation with Barjeel Art Foundation, will inaugurate “Hurufiyya: Art and Identity” on 30 November 2016. The exhibition explores the impact that Hurufiyya —an art form that re-emerged in the mid-20 th century—has had in the last century. ...

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BA Mourns the Loss of Ambassador Aly Maher

With a very heavy and sad heart, the Library of Alexandria announces the decease of H.E. Ambassador Aly Maher El Sayed, one of the pillars of the BA team, a great diplomat and a wonderful person. Ambassador Maher is a prominent Egyptian diplomat and intellectual. He is the grandson of Ahmad Maher ...

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Call for Application: Hellenistic Studies Diploma and MA Programs

The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies is announcing a call for applications for its Hellenistic Studies diploma and MA programs, which are set to begin in February 2017. The Center offers these programs in cooperation with the Vardinoyannis Foundation and Alexandria University. ...

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“Islamic Civilization in Andalusia” Conference Inauguration

The BA inaugurated the “Islamic Civilization in Andalusia” Conference, which is held in honor of Professor Ahmed Mukhtar al-Abbadi, on Tuesday, 15 November 2016. The conference will continue until 17 November 2016, and it is organized by the BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies in ...

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