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The “Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum” Meets at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting the ‘Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum” from 3-4 March 2004. The meeting will provide for a wide-ranging exchange of views on how to strengthen relationships between Japan and the Middle East. Topics like the situation in Iraq, the socio-economic development of the ...

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Civil Society Conference on Critical Reforms in the Arab World

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing an inter-Arab conference on ‘Critical Reforms in the Arab World: from Rhetoric to Reality’, from 12-14 March 2004. The conference will bring together members of the civil society in the Arab region including intellectuals, businessmen and academics to ...

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A Guide on the International Venice Cinema Festival 1932- 2003

The Arts Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has recently published a book entitled ‘A Guide on the International Venice Cinema Festival 1932- 2003’, celebrating the 60 th anniversary of the Festival. Written by Mr. Samir Farag, film critic and film advisor to the Library, the book is divided ...

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Dr. Ismail Serageldin Vice President of the Third World Academy

        Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has assumed his position as Vice President of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the Arab region, as of January 2004 for a term of three years. Members of the TWAS council unanimously elected Dr. Serageldin during ...

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Dr. Ismail Serageldin Participates in Davos

    “Cultural history is the touchstone of memory and wellspring of our imagination” said Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina as he opened a session entitled: ‘Protecting Cultural Heritage from Collateral Damage’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He ...

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