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The Big Read Summer Celebration

Alexandria— The BA Libraries Sector organizes on Thursday 13 August 2009 the Summer Celebration of the Big Read (Egypt/US) project which aims at introducing American literature to Egyptian readers and vice versa. The Ceremony concludes the Big Read project held during summer 2009. It highlights ...

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Faust in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 12 August 2009. Participants will read Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe’s masterpiece, a classic of German and Western literature published in two parts, dramatizes the ...

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Launching the Digital Inscription Library

Alexandria— The BA Calligraphy Center launches on Thursday 13 August 2009 the “Digital Inscription Library”. The Digital Library of Inscriptions Project is a digital record of writings found on historic buildings and works of art throughout the ages. These inscriptions are presented in digital ...

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The Young People’s Library Wins the Largest Educational Event on the Internet

Alexandria— The BA Young People’s (YP) Library won first award in the International CyberFair Competition, the largest educational event of its kind ever held on the Internet. YP Library members- Mohamed Bahgat, Moustafa Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Galal, and Ahmed Wahba, aged 15- designed a website ...

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A High Profile Jordanian Delegation at the BA

Alexandria— Dr. Ghazi Shbeikat, Minister of Labor of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordon, accompanied by a high profile delegation visited the BA on Saturday 8 August 2009. The delegation was accompanied by Aisha Abd El-Hady, Minister of Manpower and Migration of Egypt, and received by Ambassador ...

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