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Second Knowledge Society Symposium at the BA

Alexandria, 2 February 2006— The Second Knowledge Society Symposium, 1-2 February, under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed Nazif, the Egyptian Prime Minister, was inaugurated yesterday by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The inauguration was attended by Dr. Hany Helal, ...

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Spanish donation to the BA

Alexandria, 1st February 2006— On January 29 2006, a distinguished delegation from the Spanish senate, the Spanish cultural attaché in Egypt, as well as the director of Cervantes Institute in Egypt, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA). The delegation donated a collection of books on the ...

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BA’s message on KEO

Alexandria, 1st February 2006— From 5 February 2006 till the end of 2007, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing an exhibition related to the satellite KEO. The exhibition displays posters that portrays the idea of this project as well as a replica of KEO in its orbit. During the exhibition, a ...

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Khaled Azab in a Conference for Dialogue Among Civilizations

Alexandria, 30 January 2006— Dr. Khaled Azab, Head of Media Department and Deputy Director of the BA Calligraphy Center, will participate in an international conference on “Civilizations and Human Cultures: From Dialogue to Coalition”, organized by the Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural ...

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Athens Roundtable of Business community Against the Trafficking of Human Beings

Alexandria 26 January 2006— The Suzanne Mubarak Women"s International Peace Movement and the Global Coalition of Women Defending Peace organized a roundtable on "Business Community against the Trafficking of Human Beings" to signal the beginning of an international campaign against the scourge of ...

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