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BA Participation in the Seventh Cairo Forum for Arabic Calligraphy

The BA Writing and Scripts Center takes part in the seventh round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (Cultural Development Fund), from 6 to 9 June 2022, under the title “Pioneers and Reformers in One Hundred Years: 1922 – 2022.” The BA ...

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Artist Mosaad Khodeir Donates a Precious and Rare Collection of his Panels to the BA

As part of the efforts exerted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and its Writing and Scripts Center to document the heritage of Arabic calligraphy, together with the publication of the book Khodeir Al-Portsaidy… An Egyptian School of Arabic Calligraphy on Mosaad Khodeir Al-Portsaidy, the renowned ...

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BA Participation in the Inauguration of the Eighth Round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy

The BA Writing and Scripts Center and the Art Exhibitions and Collections Department took part in the inauguration of the eighth round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy, held under the title "Calligraphy and Victory – Fifty Years of Glorious Victories (1973-2023)”. The Forum is ...

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Khodeir Al-Portsaidy’s Book Launch at the BA

As part of the BA celebration of the centenary of the Egyptian School of Arabic Calligraphy, and under the auspices of Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA, an event is organized to launch the book Khodeir Al-Portsaidy… An Egyptian School of Arabic Calligraphy , which was published by the BA ...

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