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Magnoun Layla in a Play Reading

The BA Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 November 2011. Participants will read Magnoun Layla (The Madman of Layla) by Ahmed Shawqi. Based on Arabic heritage, the play is about the love story of Qais and Layla. The session starts at 13:00 hrs. ...

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More than 330 New Documents on “Memory of Modern Egypt”

The “ Memory of Modern Egypt ” (MOME) project now includes the first licenses issued to theatrical and cinema troupes in Egypt. The new collection consists of several historical documents and rare licenses of these troupes from different governorates, especially Alexandria, as part of the ...

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The BA Closed on the Hijri New Year

The BA is closed to public on Saturday, 26 November 2011 on the occasion of the Hijri new year. ...

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Serageldin Gives Nexus Lecture 2011

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, addressed a large audience of intellectuals, artists, diplomats, politicians, and other decision-makers at the Nexus Institute in Tilburg, Amsterdam, on 30 October 2011, with a lecture entitled “Knowledge and Memory in Alexandria: A ...

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October War Testimonies in El-Sennary House

The BA Cairo-based Sennary House holds on Thursday, 27 October 2011 a seminar entitled “Learn how to Defend Your Country’s History- October War”. The seminar hosts Dr. Abdallah Abd El-Razek; Mr. Ahmed Zayed, one of the founders of “Group 73” website on October 1973 War; and Major Mohamed Okasha, ...

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