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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 Launches the Third Edition of the International Conference “Ancient Egypt and New Technology”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Writing and Scripts Center and Antiquities Museum have launched the third edition of the leading international conference “Ancient Egypt – New Technology (AENT3)”, which runs from 17 to 20 May 2026. The conference is organized in collaboration with a select group of ...

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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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Ancient Egypt – New Technology 3 (AENT3)

The Writing and Scripts Center, affiliated with the Academic Research Sector, and the Antiquities Museum, affiliated with the Cultural Outreach Sector at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt), in collaboration with scholars from Indiana University Bloomington (USA), Harvard University (USA), 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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