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Deadline of the Big Read Contest Extended

Alexandria— The deadline of the Big Read Essay and Photography Contests about the novel To Kill a Mockingbird was extended to 15 July 2009. The Big Read is a cultural project with various activities around a selected novel. Interested participants, starting 17 years, can submit an essay in ...

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Fahrenheit 451 in the Second Phase of the Big Read

Alexandria— Within the activities of the Big Read, Egypt/US Project, which aims at introducing American literature to Egyptian readers and vice versa, the BA organizes a film screening of Fahrenheit 45 1 on Monday, 20 July 2009. The Film is screened during the second phase of the project, which ...

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Launching The Big Read Website

Alexandria— The BA Library Sector, together with the Information and Communication Technology Sector, has launched a special bilingual website about the Big Read Egypt/U.S. project. The website presents the three American novels of the Big Read : To kill a Mockingbird , Fahrenheit 45 1, and ...

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Launching of the Big Read Essay Contest

Alexandria— The Big Read essay contest about the novel To Kill a Mockingbird was launched at the BA on 26 February 2009. The Big Read is a cultural project with different activities around a selected novel. Interested writers of all ages, starting 17 years, can submit an essay in English or ...

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Launching the Big Read Project at the BA

Alexandria— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will launch the “Big Read: Egypt/US” Project on Saturday, 7 February 2009 at the BA Plaza. The project will take place during the period from January to August 2009 and will feature lectures, sessions, film screening, play readings, literary and artistic ...

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