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Da'em Widget Added to the BA Website

In line with the presidential initiative aimed at enabling people with disabilities to access digital content and government services easily and conveniently... The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has launched the “Da’em” widget on its official website, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications ...

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“Letters of Light: The Symbolic Dimensions of Arabic Calligraphy” Exhibition at Sinnari House

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened the exhibition "Letters of Light: The Symbolic Dimensions of Arabic Calligraphy" by Italian artist Antonella Leoni at Sinnari House in Cairo, as part of a joint collaboration between the Academic Research Sector’s Writing and Scripts ...

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Opening of the Seminar “Autism: Abilities Create Opportunities” at the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted today the opening of the seminar “Autism: Abilities Create Opportunities,” organized by the Women Studies Program on the occasion of the World Autism Awareness Day, under the patronage of the Minister of Social Solidarity and in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, ...

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Lecture: Photodynamic Therapy for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Tumors and Malaria Control

The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) is organizing a public awareness lecture titled “Photodynamic Therapy for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Tumors and Malaria Control and Harmful Insects” on Thursday, 9 April 2026, at 12:00 pm in the Conference Center’s Delegates ...

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Eight Volumes Documenting Cairo’s Mosques and Shrines in the BA Encyclopedia of Islamic Heritage

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina offers its patrons and those interested in the history of Islamic heritage access to the Encyclopedia of Islamic Shrines and Arab Monuments in Egypt and Historic Cairo , published in 2018 in eight volumes. It is one of the most prominent publications documenting the ...

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