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The Sixth Manuscript Annual Conference

Alexandria— The BA Manuscripts Center will organize its Sixth Annual Conference entitled “Heritage Publishing” from 5 to 7 May 2009. Dr. Youssef Zidan, Head of the Manuscript Center and Museum stated that the three-days Conference will invite more than forty Arab and non-Arab researchers, in ...

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President of the University of Nice Visits the BA

Alexandria— Dr. Albert Marouani, President of the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in France, accompanied by a high profile delegation, visited the BA, a landmark not only in Egypt, but in the whole region, on Wednesday, 22 April 2009. Dr. Marouani was received by Dr. Yehia Halim Zaki, Head ...

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The BA Participates in Launching the World’s Largest Digital Library

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria; Dr. Magdi Nagi, Head of the BA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector; and Dr. Noha Adly, Deputy Head of ICT Sector and Director of the International School of Information Science (ISIS), participated in the ...

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Serageldin at the WANA Forum

Alexandria— In his keynote speech at the First Annual West Asia North Africa (WANA) Forum held in Amman, Jordon, on 19 April 2009, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, addressed the challenges and potential for cooperation in the WANA region, weaving together the social, ...

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Film Screenings within the Celebrations of “Youssef Chahine’s Year”

Alexandria— On the Occasion of “Youssef Chahine’s Year”, the BA Arts Center is organizing screenings of several of Chahine’s feature films, from 26 to 30 April 2009. Screening will start on Sunday, 26 April with Nessaa Bela Regal (Women Without Men), 1953. Monday, 27 April will feature Siraa ...

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