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Visit by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology

Alexandria, 3 March 2005— H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel, Egyptian Minister of Communication and Information Technology, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), on 3 March 2005, to follow-up on its latest project of upgrading the BA’s Internet connection bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 155 Mbps (STM1). This ...

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New book collections at BA

Alexandria, 2 March 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina recently received a donation from the film director, Said El Sheemy, which includes a collection of his publications on cinematography and photography. In addition, a valuable collection of books on Ayyubid architecture in Egypt and Syria were ...

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Panorama of Contemporary Egyptian Ceramic Exhibition

Alexandria, 1 March 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center is organizing the Panorama of Contemporary Egyptian Ceramic Exhibition, on 10 March 2005, within a series of exhibitions under the theme of Panorama of Contemporary Egyptian Art in the Twentieth Century. The exhibition includes a ...

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Dr. Ismail Serageldin meets the Press

Alexandria, 1 March 2005— Within the series of meetings that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) organizes with specialists in scientific and literary fields, the Media Department at BA organized a specialized meeting for the press, 25-26 February 2005, with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the ...

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Preparations for Imagining the Book II Biennale

Alexandria, 28 February 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Arts Center is currently preparing for Imagining the Book II Biennale , which will be held in April 2005, with the theme of "Above, Below & in the Sahara Desert". This theme stems from an aim to further artistic research regarding the ...

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