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The BA Opening Hours on Monday and Tuesday

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will open to the public on Monday, 10 December 2018 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and will close on Tuesday, 11 December 2018. Regular opening hours will resume on Wednesday, 12 December 2018. ...

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“Al-Qalqashandi’s Vision of Copts” in a lecture at the BA

Marking 600 years since the death of Sheikh Al-Qalqashandi (1418 – 2018), the BA Center for Coptic Studies organizes a lecture entitled “Al-Qalqashandi’s Vision of Copts.” It is delivered by Reverend Dr. Basilious Sobhy, Deputy of the Clerical College in Cairo, and is held on Sunday, 16 December ...

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Lecture: “Underwater Antiquities in Egypt: Research, Management and Development”

The Research Section, affiliated to the Library Sector’s Innovation, Research and Technology Department, organizes a lecture entitled “Underwater Antiquities in Egypt: Research, Management and Development.” The lecture is delivered by Mr. Ehab Fahmy, Head of the Central Department for Underwater ...

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Al-Manfaluti and Rostand at the BA Majlis Al-Tahtawi

Majlis Al-Tahtawi at the BA, in coordination with the Cultural Outreach Sector, hosts an event entitled “The Poetic Integration between Moustafa Loutfy Al-Manfaluti and French Writer Edmond Rostand: The Poet as an Example.” It is held on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, at 5:00 pm. Participants at the ...

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The BA Publishes a New Edition of The Future of Culture in Egypt

On the 45th anniversary of the death of Taha Hussein, the Dean of Arabic literature, and stemming from its belief in the role of culture and thought in the development of nations, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has issued a new edition of the book The Future of Culture in Egypt as part of the ...

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