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Selected Poems by Aly Mahmoud Taha

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in Arabic on Tuesday, 7 May 2013. Participants will read selected poems by Aly Mahmoud Taha. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Arts and Multimedia Library, B3 level. Participants should register their names at the General ...

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The BA Closed on Easter

On the occasion of Easter (Sham El-Nessim), the BA will be closed to the public on Monday, 6 May 2012. ...

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“Access to Essential Medicine: Patent and the Law” Workshop

The BA, in cooperation with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), organizes a regional two-day workshop entitled “Access to Essential Medicine, Patent and the Law”, on 15 and 16 May 2013. The two-day workshop covers many topics, including international and national Intellectual ...

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Specialized Training Course in Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts Cataloguing

Within the mutual cooperation between the BA Manuscript Center and the Arabic Manuscripts Institute in Cairo, the BA hosts, from 12 to 16 May 2013, a specialized training course in cataloguing Arabic and Islamic manuscripts. The Course features scholars in the field of heritage studies, and ...

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Serageldin Gives a Presentation at the American Philosophical Society

On 25 April 2013 at the Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Society (APS) , Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a presentation entitled "Rebirth and Revolution: the Library of Alexandria in the 21 st Century”. Present at the meeting were his peers in the ...

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