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The Big Read 2010 Contests

As part of the activities of the Big Read 2010 project, the BA Library Sector announced essay, photo, art, and map contests, around Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn . Participants can now submit their photos until 30 October 2010, and they can submit their essays, paintings and maps until 15 ...

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Huckleberry Finn in the New Phase of the “Big Read” Project

The BA launched the fourth phase of the “Big Read; Egypt/ U.S.” project which aims at introducing American literature to Egyptian readers and vice versa. The Big Read 2010 focuses on Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The phase started with a Drama Workshop. On 29 July 2010, Huckleberry Finn (1993) ...

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Book Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird

Alexandria— The BA Public Services Department organizes a Roundtable Discussion of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee on Thursday, 25 June 2009. Readers engage in an open discussion of the novel and their personal views about it. The book discussion is part of the activities of The ...

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Workshops and Competitions on the Big Read’s Play No Exit

The BA General Collections and Services Department, in collaboration with ADASA Club, organizes a “Photo Story” workshop, as part of the Big Read 2019 program on Jean-Paul Sartre’s play No Exit . The workshop takes place every Wednesday, from 17 July to 7 August 2019, and targets those ...

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The Big Read 2013

The BA Main Library holds the Big Read program from June to September 2013 around El-Bab El-Maftouh (The Open Door) by Latifa El-Zayat. The Program includes different cultural events aiming to encourage participants to read in their leisure time, express their ideas in creative ways, and open up ...

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