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Serageldin Lectures at Stanford University

Alexandria— Stanford University held a special event on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, in honor of Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria in its campus in California, the United States. Serageldin gave two talks: “The New Library of Alexandria: A Beacon of Knowledge” and “For a ...

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Short Film Screenings in December at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center organizes screenings of short films during December 2009. The Short Films Forum, held on the first Sunday of each month, screens a number of films under the theme “Films from Alexandria”, by Director Basem El-Turkey, on Sunday 6 December 2009. The screened films ...

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Pan Arab Biodiversity Conference at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) holds a Conference entitled “Pan Arab Biodiversity” on 14 and 15 December 2009. This Conference aims to confer Biodiversity issues in the Arab Region, introduce the Arabic Encyclopedia of life (AEOL) project and establish an Arab ...

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The BA Hosts the Launch of UNEP 2010

Alexandria— Under the auspices of Engineer Maged George, Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, and General Adel Labib, Governor of Alexandria, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank Public Information Center (PIC)- the BA Depository Library, organize the opening ...

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Alexandria and Other Centers of Thought in Ancient Egypt Conference at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, in cooperation with University College London, UK and Cairo University, Egypt, organizes a Conference entitled “Alexandria and Other Centers of Thought in Ancient Egypt” from 10 to 12 December 2009. The Conference aims to shed light ...

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