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The BA Organizes a Lecture on “The Aesthetics of the Arabic Language in the Texts of Islamic Papyrus”

The Writing and Scripts Center, affiliated to the Academic Sector at the BA, organizes a lecture entitled “The Aesthetics of the Arabic Language in the Texts of Islamic Papyrus,” as part of the World Arabic Language Day celebration. It is delivered by Dr. Mohammed Abdel Latif, former Assistant ...

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The BA Hosts Spanish Writer Irene Vallejo

Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened the dialogue session organized by the Library in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy, featuring Spanish writer Irene Vallejo and her book The Invention of Books: The Infinite in a Papyrus . The event witnessed the ...

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The BA Releases the Book Inscriptions of Mamluk Decrees and Orders in Syria

The BA Writing and Scripts Center has published the book Inscriptions of Mamluk Decrees and Orders in Syria by researcher Dr. Farag Al-Husseini, Assistant Professor of Islamic Inscriptions and Writings at the Faculty of Archaeology, Luxor University. This book is the second part of a project to ...

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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture Honors the BA for its Role in Supporting Arabic Calligraphy and Preserving its Heritage

Dr. Ahmed Fouad Heno, Minister of Culture, honored the Bibliotheca Alexandrina at the conclusion of the 10 th Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy (2025), which was held on Sunday, 21 December 2025. The honor was in recognition of the Library’s pioneering role and continuous ...

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The BA Takes Part in the Opening of the 10^th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina takes part in the opening of the 10 th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum, organized by the Cultural Development Fund of the Visual Arts Sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, at the Palace of Arts (Egypt’s Opera House), under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Fouad ...

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