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Literary Atlas Workshop within the Big Read Program

The BA holds a workshop entitled “The Literary Atlas of Alexandria based on Naguib Mahfouz’s Miramar” from 28 to 30 August 2012, within the Big Read 2012 Program. The workshop encompasses 3 sessions: the place in the novel (the works of Naguib Mahfouz as a case study), Alexandria in Miramar, and ...

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“The Arab Spring: A Western Religious Perspective” Lecture

Within its series of events that attempt to examine the consequences of the current events on the region as a whole, the BA Futuristic Studies Unit holds a seminar on Thursday, 23 August 2012, entitled “The Arab Spring: A Western Religious Perspective” . The seminar hosts Dr. Mohamed Soffar, ...

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Serageldin Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to World Social Science Report 2013

The International Social Science Council (ISSC) invited Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, to become a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the World Social Science Report 2013. The Report will focus on global environmental change and is scheduled for launch at ...

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The BA Opening Hours During the Feast

On the occasion of the Feast (Eid al-Fitr), the BA will be closed to the public on the first and second days of the Feast. It will open on the third day of the Feast from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and on Saturday, 18 August 2012, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in case it is the last day of Ramadan. Regular ...

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International Youth Day

On Wednesday, 15 August 2012, the BA Depository Library, in cooperation with the United Nations Coordination Office in Cairo, celebrates the International Youth - an awareness day observed by the United Nations since 2000. The celebration gathers youth initiatives and civil society organizations ...

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