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The BA Organizes “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions” Workshop in Aswan

The BA Writing and Scripts Center, in cooperation with the Nubian Museum in Aswan, organizes a workshop entitled “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions”, from 2-6 February 2019, at the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The workshop aims at training researchers in reading ancient writings and Meroitic ...

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The BA Takes Part in the Opening of the 10^th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina takes part in the opening of the 10 th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum, organized by the Cultural Development Fund of the Visual Arts Sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, at the Palace of Arts (Egypt’s Opera House), under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Fouad ...

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The BA Organizes the First Arabic Calligraphy Competition for Beheira School Students

As part of its pioneering cultural and educational role, the BA Writing and Scripts Center organized the first Arabic calligraphy competition for students of Beheira Governorate for the year 2025, in cooperation with the Governorate’s Directorate of Education, in a step aimed at discovering student ...

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The 17^th Arabic Calligraphy Competition for School Students in Alexandria at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organized the 17 th Arabic Calligraphy Competition for school students in Alexandria, in collaboration with Alexandria Directorate of Education. It is worth noting that this competition, which has been held for the 17 th consecutive year, has resulted in the ...

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Director of South Korea's National Hangeul Museum Visits the BA

Dr. Ahmed Abdallah Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, welcomed Mr. Kang Jeong-won, Director of the National Hangeul Museum in South Korea, and his accompanying delegation, during a working visit that comes within the framework of activating the Memorandum of Understanding signed ...

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