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Several Cultural Activities at the Alexandria International Book Fair

Alexandria— The seventh edition of the Alexandria International Book Fair, held from 21 February to 4 March 2009, included several cultural activities attended by eminent writers and intellectuals in open discussions with the audience. On 25 February 2009, a seminar was held to discuss the book ...

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The BA Launches an Initiative to Culturally Empower the Blind

Alexandria— In cooperation with Egypt Future Association (EFA), the BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, is organizing an initiative to empower the blind. The initiative calls upon writers and publishing houses to waive copyrights from books published in Braille form, or ...

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Proceedings of the Second Day of the Arab Reform Conference

Alexandria— The second day of the Arab Reform Conference, held at the BA from 1 to 3 March 2009 under the title “The Arab World: Present and Future”, witnessed a session entitled “The Influence of the Global Financial Crisis on the Arab World”, under the theme “A Changing Arab World in a Changing ...

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The Alexandria Statement in the First Session of the Arab Reform Conference

Alexandria— The Sixth Arab Reform Conference, entitled “The Arab World: the Present and the Future”, was inaugurated on Sunday, 1 March 2009 at the BA with the participation of eminent thinkers, intellectuals and public figures from Egypt and the Arab world. In his opening speech, Dr. Ismail ...

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The Fourth Arab Youth Forum Closes at the BA

Alexandria— The Fourth Arab Youth Forum, entitled “Arab Youth and Identity in the Era of Globalization”, came to a close on Saturday, 28 February 2009. The Forum, held between 26 and 28 February 2009, was attended by public figures and hundreds of young leaders from different Arab nations. Dr. ...

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