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Al-Kalemat Al-Motaqata’a in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 24 June 2009. Participants will read Al-Kalemat Al-Motaqata’a (Crosswords) by Naguib Sorour. The play is based on separate scenes, each with its own context, but overall, they are all about the ...

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The BA Celebrates the Centennial of Ahmed Badrakhan’s Birthday

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center celebrates the Centennial of Director Ahmed Badrakhan’s birth (1909-1969) by screening his film Mostafa Kamel on Egyptian Cinema Day, 21 June 2009. Mostafa Kamel (115 min) was chosen by the BA as one of the 100 most important Egyptian movies. When Badrakhan ...

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Inauguration of “Heavenly Pages” Exhibition

Alexandria— On the ocassion of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009), and in the context of the Egypt-Italy Science Year (EISY 2009), the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) holds an exhibition entitled “Heavenly Pages”. This Exhibition displays unique volumes by some of the most ...

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Omar Samra Speaks about “The Road to the Seven Summits” in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— Omar Samra , the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest, will be a guest speaker at the Seminar held by the Dialogue Forum on Saturday 20 June 2009, entitled “ The Road to the Seven Summits”. Samra had his first mountain-climbing experience in Switzerland when he was 16 years old. In ...

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Serageldin Meets with the Jury Committee Members of the Chirac Foundation

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, meets on Monday, 15 July 2009, in Paris, France, with the Jury Committee members of the Chirac Foundation to select a winner for the Chirac Foundation Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts. The Selection will be made after ...

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