The BA is organizing the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Big Read program . This year’s program is about the short story collection entitled Sareq al-Kohl (The Kohl Thief), which includes «Ka'ann (As if ), Sareq al-Kohl (The Kohl Thief), Aimra'a Maskina (Poor Woman), and Al-Firash al-Shaghir (The Empty Bed) by Egyptian writer Yahya Haqqi.
The program includes several cultural events varying between lectures, seminars, film screenings, play readings, literary and artistic competitions, and online activities.