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A Series of Weekly Lectures for Youth About Environment and Climate Change

Alexandria— The BA Special Advisors Department organizes a series of sessions and lectures within the “Youth and Environment” program each Sunday throughout August. Lectures are given by eminent guest who will shed lights on the impact of climate change on different aspects of life in Egypt. On ...

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Closing Ceremony of Hieroglyph and Arabic Calligraphy Children Workshops

Alexandria— The closing ceremony of the Hieroglyph and Arabic Calligraphy workshops will be held at the BA on Monday, 15 August 2009. Eighty five members from the age group 9 to 16 years old participated in these summer workshops. The ceremony includes theatrical performances and awards ...

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The BA Participates in the Third Arab Forum for Astronomy and Space Sciences

Alexandria— Dr. Omar Fikry, Head of Shows and Programs Unit at the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC), participated in the Third Arab Forum for Astronomy and Space Science that was recently held in Constantine, Algeria, in cooperation with Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS). Dr. ...

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Grant Agreement with Carnegie Corporation of New York

Alexandria— The Carnegie Corporation of New York is granting the BA one million U.S. dollars for the purpose of reissuing modernist publications from Muslim societies. The grant agreement was recently signed by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Professor Vartan ...

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Serageldin Lectures about Bioethics

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gives a lecture on Thursday, 13 August 2009, entitled “Ethics in Biological Sciences”. Serageldin presents a review of some of the issues and some of the approaches that Egypt might follow. This is based on his ...

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