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Lecture on the benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology in Egypt

Alexandria, 18 October 2005— The Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is organizing a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Kent, entitled "International Experience with GM Crops – How Can Egypt Secure Similar Benefits from Agricultural Biotechnology?", 20 October ...

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Cooperation agreements with Russian libraries

Alexandria, 18 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has recently signed several agreements of cooperation with various national libraries in the Republic of Russia; namely the Russian State Library, the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature, and the Central Public Library of Moscow. ...

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Second Cycle of the UNESCO/Suzanne Mubarak/Japan-Egypt Friendship Research Fellowships begins

Alexandria, 17 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is preparing to host the second cycle (June 2006 - May 2007) of the UNESCO/Suzanne Mubarak/Japan-Egypt Friendship Research Fellowships for the Empowerment of Women in Peace and Gender Studies. The deadline for application is December ...

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The BA celebrates the Centenary of Chinese Cinema

Alexandria, 16 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center is hosting the celebration, entitled "The Centenary of Chinese Cinema: Two films from China, One film from Zaire", 23-25 October. Sunday, 23 October will witness screening of the film Life on a String , directed by Chen Kaige ...

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Exploring “100 Days—100 Imachinations”

Alexandria, 13 October 2005— Tim Otto Roth, the German artist, is giving a lecture entitled “Cross media—cross borders” at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria, 16 October 2005. In his lecture, Tim Roth will shed light on his projection at the BA, “100 Days—100 Imachinations”, presenting the project ...

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