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Third BioVision Conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting the BioVision Alexandria Conference, 3-6 April 2004, in partnership with the World Life Science Forum BioVision. The conference aims to blend new and old ideas in the fields of Biosciences by being an all-embracing examination of the relationships between New ...

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The “Alexandria Declaration” as Issued by the Fourth Conference of the National Council for Women

Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, the National Council for Women held its 4th National Conference from 13 to 16 March 2004 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to discuss the issue of women and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). During this period the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, hosted ...

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair

Under the auspices of H.E Mrs. Suzan Mubarak, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria, the inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Book Fair will take place, Tuesday 16-30 March 2004. With more than 60 Arab and foreign publishing houses participating, the Book Fair is ...

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Arab reform conference
not in response to foreign initiatives,
Serageldin announces

Alexandria 13 March – Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, reviewed at a press conference today the work program of the first day of the Arab Reform Conference organized by the Library from 12 – 14 March. Dr. Serageldin said that the conference was not in response to any ...

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Democracy, equality and freedom of expression are the corner-stones of Arab reform, President Mubarak tells conference

Alexandria, 12 March—Egypt’s President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak told a gathering of reform-minded representatives of the Arab civil society today that democracy, respect for human rights and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women were the foundations of the Arab quest for reform. ...

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