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Former President Sampaio of Portugal Invites Serageldin to a Speech and a Dinner

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin was invited by Former President Sampaio of Portugal to address a group of Portuguese opinion makers and scholars at a meeting of the “Cercle d’Amis de l’Alliance” on Monday, 21 July 2008. Dr. Serageldin will speak of democracy, freedom and reform in the Arab ...

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The BA Dialogue Forum Celebrates Its 100th Symposium

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum celebrated on Saturday, 19th July 2008, the 100th symposium in the series of bimonthly symposia which started about 5 years ago. The symposia hosted prominent thinkers, as well as Egyptian and Arab scientists to discuss all the issues that concern the region, ...

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Siemens’ “Discovery Box” Workshops

Alexandria— The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) will host Siemens’ “Discovery Box” workshops for children 5–13, on Monday 21 July 2008, from 12:00–3:00 p.m. at the BA Conference Center Multi Purpose hall. Children’s participation in the workshops is free of charge. The “Discovery Box” is ...

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Activating Participation in the Arabic Wikipedia is the Core of the Third Day Discussions in the Wikimania Conference

Alexandria— The third day of the 4th Wikimania Annual Conference held at the BA from 17 to 19 July witnessed a number of discussions between participants. Participants discussed how to activate and expand the Arabic Wikipedia, which comprises of about 65,000 articles, in comparison to the ...

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The Challenges Facing Peace in the Region are the Focus of the Second Day of the Middle East Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace

Alexandria— On the second day of the Board meeting of Religious Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, which was held on 14,15 July, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA and the Honorary President of Religions for Peace gave a presentation entitled “Wealth, Poverty and Exclusion – ...

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