The Bibliotheca Alexandrina and King Faisal Center have published the book (A‘lam Misr fi al-Qarnayn al-Thalith ‘Ashar wa al-Rabi‘ ‘Ashar al-Hijriyyayn) by the historian Hasan Qasim. The book is released in six deluxe volumes as part of the "Heritage Editing" series published by the Center.

This significant encyclopedic work serves as a continuation of the renowned encyclopedia by the Egyptian historian Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, titled (‘Aja’ib al-Athar fi al-Tarajim wa al-Akhbar), which concluded in 1237 AH / 1821 AD. The Egyptian historian Hasan Qasim dedicated long years of work to complete this widely acclaimed historical encyclopedia, filling the missing link in modern Egyptian history following al-Jabarti's passing.

The work covers numerous biographies of prominent figures from the Arab world, both East and West, beginning with the events of 1238 AH / 1822 AD and concluding with the events of 1390 AH / 1970 AD. It is worth noting that the King Faisal Center owns the original manuscript of this rare book. Given the importance of its critical editing, publication, and accessibility to researchers and interested parties, the Center collaborated with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina—through the Center for Islamic Civilization Studies under the Academic Research Sector at the Library—to critically edit the manuscript. This critical edition was prepared by Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aal and Dr. Mohamed Sayed Mahmoud, and was reviewed by an elite group of professors and researchers from both the King Faisal Center and Bibliotheca Alexandrina.