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Phedra in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. Participants will read Phedra by Jean Racine. The play revolves around the tragedy of Phedra, wife of Theseus, who has fallen in love with her step-son, Hippolytus. After her husband is ...

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Serageldin Awarded Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, receives the Millennium Excellence Award for Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize 2010, under the theme “Reshaping Africa: New Values, New Strategies” for scientific research in Africa. The award-giving ceremony is held on 4 December 2010 ...

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“My GIS Project” and “What is GIS?” Competitions: Call for Application

On the occasion of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day, the BA Map Library, in cooperation with Esri Northeast Africa, organizes two competitions: “My GIS Project” and “What is GIS?”. The first competition is open to postgraduate students and researchers, individuals or teams, of public ...

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Used Books Festival at the BA

The BA organizes the Used Books Festival from 28 November to 3 December 2010, with the aim to provide readers with used books amidst the increase in books prices and the rising demand on rare books. The Festival features out-of-print books, in addition to religious, cultural, and university books, ...

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Proceedings of the Third Global Seminar on Linguistic Diversity, Globalization and Development

The Third Global Seminar on Linguistic Diversity, Globalization and Development proceeded for the second day at the BA. The day commenced with a talk from Graham Fraser, Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages, entitled “The Role of a Commissioner for Languages: The Case of Canada”. He dealt ...

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