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A Seminar on Space and Sound at the BA

Alexandria— The BA organizes on Saturday, 17 October 2009 a seminar entitled “Space and Sound - Striving for Perfect Resonance”, by architects Mr. Kjetil Thorsen (Norway) and Mr. Andreas Eggertsen (Sweden), and the violin maker Mr. Hans Johannsson (Iceland). The seminar will focus on sound and ...

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Hayat Galilei in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 September 2009. Participants will read Hayat Galilei (Life of Galilei) by Bertolt Brecht. The play sketches the life of Italian Astronomer Galileo Galilei. Using an improved telescope, ...

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The World Sight Day at the BA

Alexandria— The BA hosts a Ceremony celebrating the World Sight Day (WSD) on 8 October 2009. The World Sight Day is an international day of awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October, to focus attention on the global issue of avoiding blindness and visual impairment, and to educate ...

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Khaled Azab Participates in an International Symposium in Kairouan

Alexandria— Dr. Khaled Azab, Director of the BA Media Department, participates in the International Symposium held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and the University of ...

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Serageldin Receives Standing Ovation at the University of Tulsa

Alexandria— At the Presidential Lectures of the University of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, USA, on 18 September 2009, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, captivated the audience in the packed university hall, with a presentation about the Library of Alexandria – old and ...

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