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Charles Darwin in Cairo Salon

Alexandria— The weekly Cairo Salon TV show, presented by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, dedicates two special episodes to the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The first episode will be aired on Friday, 23 October 2009, at 20:00 hrs., on Egyptian TV Channel One. ...

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President of Finland at a Panel Discussion Moderated by Serageldin

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, moderated a panel discussion entitled “Women’s Participation and Empowerment for Peace and Security”, which is being hosted by the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement (SMWIPM) in cooperation with the ...

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The Euromed Summit at the BA

Alexandria— The BA witnessed on Sunday, 18 October 2009, the opening of the Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions, organized by the European Economic and Social Committee(EESC). The Summit was held with a support from the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry, in ...

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Launching the Second Issue of the Arab Observatory Report at the BA

Alexandria— The BA launches the second issue of the Arab Observatory Report, an attempt to monitor and measure the reform efforts on all levels in the Arab world, on 15 October 2009. The event will start by an opening speech by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, ...

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“Indexing for Med-Mem” Training at the BA

Alexandria— “Indexing for Med-Mem” training workshop took place at the BA from 12 to 14 October 2009. The Training was organized by the “Mediterranean Memories” (Med-Mem) Project, led by the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA) France. The aim was to build-up a shared-access data base of ...

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