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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) receives the participants of the Children’s Film Festival

Alexandria— Delegations and the Jury participating in the 16th Cairo International Film Festival for Children -held by the Ministry of Culture and attended by 45 countries from all over the world -will visit the BA on Monday, March 6 2006. Ambassador Taher Khalifa, Head of the BA External ...

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The International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP)

Third Conference of the International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World 23–26 March 2006 Bibliotheca Alexandrina Auditorium Hosted and Co-organized by the Bibliotheca Alex and rina in co-operation with the Netherl and s–Flemish Institute in ...

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Sixty Thousand Visitor to the BA International Book Fair

Alexandria— the BA International Book Fair witnessed an increasing number of visitors amounting to about 60 thousand visitors during the past two days. In other news, the Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO) donated a complete copy of the it"s publications to the ...

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Recommendations of the Reform Conference and Handing Out Dr. Adel Abu Zahra’s Prize in the Closing Session

Alexandria— the proceedings of the Third Reform Conference were concluded on 3 March 2006. In the closing session, Dr. Ismail Serageldin declared the names of the civil societies awarded Dr. Adel Abu Zahra’s prize in environment preservation, women empowerment, freedom of expression, artistic ...

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Cultural Heritage: An Agreement of cooperation

Alexandria— An agreement between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the “Agence Régionale du Patrimoine” of the French region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (PACA) was signed, on March 1, by Dr. Serageldin and Mr. Philippe Joutard, President of the “Agence Régionale du Patrimoine”, in the presence of Mr. ...

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