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BA donates books to Dayer Maydour Organization

Alexandria, 24 November 2005— Within the scope of supporting the Egyptian cultural life and spreading the love for reading among children and the young, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has donated more than 450 books to Dayer Maydour Organization, in-charge of the Library affiliated with the Siwa ...

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Workshop on Supporting the Civil Societies and Activating their Roles

Alexandria, 24 November 2005— The Dialogue forum, an affiliate to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is organizing a workshop on supporting the civil societies and activating their roles, 24-25 November 2005. Over the course of the two-day workshop, three main panels of discussion will take place ...

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Scientific meeting for the National Atlas of Egypt Project

Alexandria, 23 November 2005— Today, The Advisory Committee of Geography, History and Archaeology at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) will meet on BA premises to discuss and prepare a plan for the content and volume of the National Atlas of Egypt Project. The project, undertaken in cooperation with ...

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Lecture on Greek–Egyptian elements

Alexandria, 23 November 2005— The Calligraphy Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a lecture about the Greek–Egyptian elements in the Hellenistic portraiture of the Ptolemaic times, by Dr. Baldassare Conticello, on 24 November 2005. Dr. Baldassare Conticello has graduated from ...

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BA commemorates United Nations 60^th anniversary

Alexandria, 22 November 2005— To commemorate the 60 th anniversary of the United Nations, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), as a UN depository library, is holding an exhibition upon the request of the UN; that will continue till mid-December 2005. All depository libraries, are participating in ...

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