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The Francophone Activities Center Launches a Competition in Commemoration of Jules Verne’s Death

In the framework of the Francophone Month, the Francophone Activities Center, in collaboration with the Senghor University of Alexandria, is organizing a competition about the French author, Jules Verne (1828–1905) in French, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of his death.   For ...

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Martyrdom in the Writings of the Early Church Fathers and History of the Early Church

As part of Fifth Coptic Cultural Season in Cairo, the BA Center for Coptic Studies, is organizing a lecture titled “Martyrdom in the Writings of the Early Church Fathers and History of the Early Church”, on Sunday, 1 March 2015. Delivered by Priest Seraphim Baramos, researcher at the University of ...

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Depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Early Byzantine Art

The BA Coptic Studies Center is organizing a lecture titled “Depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Early Byzantine Art” at the National Museum in Alexandria on Sunday, 22 February 2015 at 12:00 noon. The lecture will discuss the various depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at different art ...

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Greek President Awards Dr. Mohamed Awad the Order of Merit

The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, has awarded Dr. Mohamed Awad, Professor of Architecture at the Alexandria University and Adviser to Alex Med, the Order of Merit for his role in preserving the architectural heritage of Alexandria and establishing new cities characterized by solid ...

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Four Arab Countries Win the Alexandria Horus Award for Arabic Narrative

Mounir Oteiba, supervisor of the BA Narrative Review, has announced that creative writers from four Arab countries (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Sudan) have been awarded the 2014 Alexandria Horus Award for Arabic Narrative (First Round - Novel). The first round of the Alexandria Horus Award for ...

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