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Abu Simbel Sun Festival

The BA Main Library Department, in cooperation with the UNESCO, organizes on Tuesday 19 February 2013 Abu Simbel Sun Festival, featuring an orientation session about the history of Abu Simbel Temple, and how the temple is carved out of a single sandstone in a way that the sunrays illuminate its ...

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Volpone in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 13 February 2013. Participants will read Volpone by Ben Jonson. The session starts at 16:00 hrs. pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General Information Desk ...

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Inscriptions on Coptic Monasteries

The BA Calligraphy Center launches its new cultural seasons with a lecture on Monday, 18 February 2013 entitled “Inscriptions on Coptic Monasteries” given by Dr. Youhanna Nessim Youssef of the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University; and Dr. Atef Naguib, Director of the ...

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“The Sunken Antiquities: Past, Present and Future” Lecture

Within the cultural program of the Alexandria Project, the BA holds a lecture on Sunday, 17 February 2013, entitled “The Sunken Antiquities: Past, Present and Future” by Dr. Ibrahim Darwish, Former Head of the Central Department for Alexandria Museums. The Lecture sheds light on the underwater ...

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Francophone Library February Program

The BA Francophone Library scheduled a rich program for the year 2013, continuing on the work it started in 2012 in cooperation with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, under the theme “co-existence with the other”. This year’s program is classified under 4 main themes: “know the ...

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