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As Part of the Resident Artist Project…the BA Hosts "Alexandrian Faces Exhibition"

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria and Dr. Mohamed Awad, Director of Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex-Med), inaugurated on Thursday, 27 September 2007, an artistic exhibition entitled "Alexandrian Faces". The exhibition features paintings ...

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The Creativity Center in Alexandria Hosts "Alexandrian Cinema Over a Century" Exhibition

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center, in cooperation with the European Union, will hold on Sunday, 30 September 2007, an exhibition entitled "Alexandrian Cinema Over a Century" in the Creativity (Ebda') Center in Alexandria, the same place in which the first film was ...

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Omar Samra Tells the Story of "The Long Road to Everest"

Alexandria— The BA hosts on Tuesday, 25 September 2007, Omar Samra, the first Egyptian to summit Mount Everest. Samra will give a lecture entitled "The Long Road to Everest", in which he will share his exciting experience in climbing Mount Everest, 8,850 m., starting from the two-year journey of ...

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Salah Jaheen in "Salon El-Qahera"

Alexandria— This week's "Salon El-Qahera" TV show, presented by Dr. Ismail Seragedlin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will host distinguished guests to speak on Salah Jaheen, a leading Egyptian poet, lyricist, playwright and cartoonist. Salah Jaheen was born in 1930 in Shobra ...

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The BA Issues a Popular Edition of "The Marvels of Arabic Calligraphy in the Al-Busiri Mosque”

Alexandria— The BA issued a popular edition of "The Marvels of Arabic Calligraphy in the Al-Busiri Mosque”, in an attempt to disseminate knowledge among the public. Dr. Khaled Azab, Deputy Director of the Calligraphy Center, stated that the book is the first edition of a series of research ...

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