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Cairo Salon Discusses Azazeel

Alexandria— In this week’s episode of “Cairo Salon” TV Show, aired on Channel One every Friday at 8:00 pm, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will discuss Azazeel by Dr. Youssef Zeidan. Dr. Serageldin will host a number of intellectuals and scholars, namely: Dr. ...

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The Young People’s Library Celebrates the International Youth Day

Alexandria— The BA Young People’s (YP) Library organizes on Wednesday, 12 August 2009, a celebration on the occasion of the International Youth Day. This year’s celebration tackles the issue of climate change. The celebration includes a demonstration of a website designed by a group of young ...

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Dr. Nazif Launches the Supercomputer at the BA

Alexandria— Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr. Ahmed Nazif, launched on Thursday, 30 July 2009, the supercomputer, a new initiative to promote scientific research in Egypt and the Middle East. The Launching was attended by Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Dr. ...

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Etlala Literary Forum Seminars in August

Alexandria— Etlala Literary Forum which is hosted at the BA holds several events throughout August. On Saturday, 1 August 2009, an open discussion with Writer Khaled El-Khamissi around his book Taxi takes place. First released in 2007 by Dar El-Shorouk, three issues have appeared so far, and ...

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Zewail Calls for Optimism in a Better Future for Egypt

Alexandria— The BA hosted on Wednesday 29 July 2009 a seminar by eminent Egyptian Scientist Ahmed Zewail, entitled “A Journey to the Future”. The Seminar was attended by several public figures including Dr. Hani Helal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Fayza Abu El-Naga, ...

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