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Observing Venus Rotating Around the Sun

The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) holds a special event to observe an amazing astronomical phenomenon in the sky of Egypt on Wednesday, 6 June 2012: Venus rotating around the Sun. The planet of Venus will appear as a black spot moving around the Sun for about 100 minutes. This can be ...

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Selections from Virgin Poetry

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in Arabic on Tuesday, 5 June 2012. Participants will read selections from Virgin poetry. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General Information Desk at ...

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New Book Donations from BA Friends

A forty foot container carrying 22,000 books has arrived safely to the BA last week. This generous donation was the result of the kind efforts of the Minnesota Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, together with Books for Africa Organization, an American-based non-governmental organization ...

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Daycare Summer Program

The BA Daycare holds a summer program for children under six years old during the summer vacation from Sunday 3 June to Thursday 30 August 2012. The activities include mind games, coloring and drawing, handcrafts and watching cartoons. Special lectures and presentations are also prepared for ...

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The Third Contemporary Dance Workshop Call for Application

The BA Arts Center opens call for application for the third workshop of the contemporary dance project Raqs 3a Tayer (Dance Like an Egyptian), held from 24 to 28 June 2012. This 5-day workshop is run by a different professional dancer every day, offering participants a diversity of contemporary ...

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