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The BA Congratulates Egyptian Novelist Mohamed Samir Nada

Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the Library staff, congratulate the Egyptian novelist Mr. Mohamed Samir Nada for winning the eighteenth International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his novel The Prayer of Anxiety . The BA is proud of this cultural achievement, as it ...

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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Shortlist Event at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will host the shortlist announcement of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, on Wednesday, 19 February 2025, at the Library’s Conference Center. The long list features sixteen novels, six of which will be shortlisted. The press conference will be attended by Prof. ...

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A Discussion of the Novel The Prayer of Anxiety at Sinnari House

The BA Cultural Outreach Sector organizes a seminar to discuss the novel The Prayer of Anxiety by Mohamed Samir Nada on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, at 7:00 pm, at Sinnari House in Cairo. The seminar will be attended by Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the BA, and the novel will be discussed by Prof. ...

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Mohamed Samir Nada Guest at the BA International Book Fair

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has hosted Egyptian writer Mohamed Samir Nada, winner of the 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, in a seminar entitled “Awards and Creators” as part of the 20 th edition of the Library’s International Book Fair. The event was moderated by writer Mounir Otaiba, ...

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