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Manuscripts and Arabic Script-Writing in Africa

In a fruitful cooperation between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Islamic Manuscript Association, the book Manuscripts and Arabic Script-Writing in Africa was published, which comprised the work of the Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa Conference, held in partnership between the two ...

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The BA Publishes the Book Research into Legitimate Politics

The BA Manuscripts Center has published a book entitled Research into Legitimate Politics , written by a group of prominent Arab academics. It includes a foreword by Dr. Moustafa Elfeki, Director of the BA, and an introduction by Dr. Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt. The book comes as a ...

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The “Little Traveler” at the BA

The BA Manuscripts Center and Museum is organizing a series of free lectures and workshops for children and school students aged 9 to 13, under the title “The Little Traveler,” from 29 June to 3 September 2026. The workshops take children on an inspiring journey through time to explore the world ...

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The BA Organizes “Reviving Echoes” Seminar on Early Print Restoration in Collaboration with the Republic of Croatia

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Embassy of Croatia in Cairo, organized a seminar titled “Reviving Echoes: Early Print Restoration,” as part of a donation presented to the Library by the Office of the President of Croatia: a facsimile of the book Misal Po Zakonu Rimskog Dvora ...

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The BA Produces World-Class Egyptian Restoration Paper

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has achieved a new milestone in the field of heritage preservation, following the success of the Manuscripts Center and Museum’s Preservation and Environmental Monitoring Section in producing high-quality restoration paper, after a series of meticulous scientific ...

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