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The White Cane Day

Alexandria— The Taha Hussein Library for the Visually Impaired is organizing a symposia entitled the “The White Cane as a Tool for the Blind” On Thursday 14 December 2006. Dr. Magdy Hussein, professor of Arabic language at the University of Alexandria, Dr. Aly Ahmed El Sayed, professor of history ...

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Alexandria Conference on Women: Steps Towards Achieving Reform (STAR)

Alexandria— the BA Arab Reform Conference is organizing Alexandria Conference on “Women: Steps Towards Achieving Reform” (STAR) from 11-13 December 2006. The main aim of the project is to emphasize the role of women in Arab Reform. Critical areas of concern include the persistent and increasing ...

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The Resident Artist (The First Gathering)

Alexandria— The BA will hold the Resident Artist Exhibition from 14 December 2006 until the 13 January 2007 at the West Hall, BA Conference Center. Seven artists will participate in the exhibition, namely: Jihan Soliman, Wael Abd El-Sabour, Mohamed Fathy Alkady, Hazem Abd El-Khalek, Wia"m ...

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Interaction Between The Western Classical Tradition And The Melodies And Rhythms Of The East

Alexandria— the BA will hold on Monday, 11 December a concert entitled “El-Saber Gameel”, in which Seven composers and nine musicians from Egypt and Switzerland will meet to try and bridge the gulf that separates their worlds, using music as their medium. Each group will perform pre-prepared ...

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Instructional Programs at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is organizing several instructional programs to train its users on how to use the library, its collections, and search engines. The program include lectures and training on how to use the BA electronic catalogue, how to find books on shelves, how to search databases and the ...

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