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Look Back in Anger in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 17 December 2008. Participants will read Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. Look Back in Anger is a play about the eternal love triangle. There is the intelligent but disaffected young man ...

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Investing in Cultural Heritage Preliminary Conference Calls for Preserving Arab Tangible and Intangible Heritage

Alexandria— The Preliminary Conference “Investing in Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development” came to a close on Thursday, 4 December 2008. The Conference was organized by the Arab Reform Forum under the auspicious of HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, and in cooperation with the World Bank and the ...

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The BA and the USAID Sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Developing Alex FM

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Mr. Joe Rafberg, Director of the USAID Media Development Program (MDP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Development of Alex FM radio station, on Wednesday, 3 December 2008 at the BA with the presence of Dr. ...

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The BA Celebrates the International Day of Disabled Persons

Alexandria— The Children’s, Young Peoples’ and Taha Hussein for Visually Impaired Specialized Libraries are organizing a multi-activities event on Wednesday, 3 December 2008, on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons. Dr. Sohair Wastawy, Head of Library Sector, stated that ...

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The BA Opening Hours During the Feast (Eid al-Adha)

Alexandria— The BA will be closed to the public on Monday, 8 December 2008 and Tuesday, 9 December 2008, and will be open on Sunday, 7 December 2008; Wednesday, 10 December 2008; and Thursday, 11 December 2008 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Regular opening hours will resume starting Friday, ...

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