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Call for Application for the First Alexandria World Music Festival at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center is organizing the First Alexandrina World Music Festival from 4 to 10 April 2009. The European Commission will contribute substantially to the organization of this festival by its cultural expertise and financial support. In the hope of becoming a biennale to take ...

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The Fatimid Inscriptions and Writings on the Architectural Monuments Book Awarded Best Book in 2008

Alexandria— The Fatimid Inscriptions and Writings on the Architectural Monuments book, by the Egyptian author Farag Hussien Farag Elhussieny, published by the BA last year and introduced by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, was awarded Best Book in the Sixteenth Edition ...

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The Inaugural Ceremony of Egypt-Italy Science Year 2009 (EISY2009) at the BA

Alexandria— H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Franco Frattini, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs have agreed to declare 2009 the Egypt-Italy Science Year. The year will encompass a diversity of activities that will take place in various venues all ...

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A BA Project Documenting the Life of Late President Sadat

Alexandria— “History teaches us that a hero’s actions do not die with him . . . The great contribution of the heroes of humanity is that their deeds have the ability to outlive them” . Based on this saying by Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat, the BA will celebrate in the coming few ...

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Sorour in a Lecture at the BA: Human Rights is not a Western Concept but a Shared Human Heritage

Alexandria— Dr. Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly, gave a lecture at the BA on Saturday, 20 December, entitled “The Culture of Human Rights”. Attendees included General Adel Labib, Governor of Alexandria, in addition to senior officials, intellectuals, university ...

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