BA Organizes “Memory of Modern Egypt” Seminar and Signs Cooperation Agreement with Egyptian Television
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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has organized a seminar titled “Memory of Modern Egypt,” attended by its Director Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed, Mr. Ahmed Al-Moslemany, Chairman of the National Media Authority, Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa, President of Egypt’s State Television, and Ms. Manal Al-Daftar, Head of Channel One, together with a group of university professors, media professionals, young people interested in Egyptian history, and representatives of civil society organizations. The opening session was moderated by Dr. Sameh Fawzy, BA Senior Researcher and Supervisor of the "Memory of Modern Egypt" project.
The seminar began with a screening of a film about the “Memory of Modern Egypt,” produced by the BA Studio Department, which highlighted the project’s efforts to document Egypt’s modern and contemporary history, preserve its sources, and make them accessible to researchers and the public.
Dr. Zayed emphasized the importance of the “Memory of Modern Egypt” website as a dynamic digital platform whose data is regularly updated by a specialized team of researchers to document the pivotal moments in Egypt’s modern and contemporary history, starting with the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
At the conclusion of the seminar, a cooperation agreement was signed between the BA and Egypt’s State Television. It was signed by Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Acting Deputy Director of the BA, on behalf of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, and Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa, President of Egypt’s State Television, on behalf of Mr. Ahmed Al-Moslemany.