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The Beacon for Freedom of Expression Database

A Gift from Norway to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Beacon for Freedom of Expression Database, a gift to the Library of Alexandria from Norway, is a unique global reference catalogue containing bibliographical data on censored books and newspapers past and present, as well as data on ...

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When Mercury crossed the Sun

On Wednesday, 7 May, the planet Mercury passed in front of the Sun, giving astronomers - amateurs and professionals - a great opportunity to observe a splendid phenomenon called ""transit"". This phenomenon is very similar to solar eclipses, and Mercury appeared as a tiny black dot slowly ...

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BoT Annual Meeting and Conference on Inscriptions and Calligraphy

H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, headed the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees that was held on 24 April 2003. A number of major decisions were taken including the annual activity plan for the Library, the ...

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The BA Issues its First Collection of Rare Acquisitions

The BA has recently issued the first collection of rare acquisitions in a book entitled “Selections of Rare Acquisitions of the BA”. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, wrote the foreword of the book while Dr. Youssef Zeidan, Director of the BA Manuscripts and Rare Books Department prepared ...

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Visit of the Famous Mexican Maestro

Within the framework of cooperation between Egypt and Mexico and due to the cultural importance of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the hearts and minds of the world thinkers, intelligentsias and artists, the famous Mexican Maestro Sergio Cardenas, whose compositions and works have attracted the ...

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