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“Jerusalem: Between International Legitimacy and Political Settlement”: A Lecture by Dr. Mofied Shehab

In an unprecedented and quite dangerous incident that warns of a new era of conflict in the Middle East, and despite extensive Arab and international warning and denunciation, President Donald Trump announced the United States (US) recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered the ...

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Sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt: Linguistic, Religious, and Symbolic Denotations

The BA Antiquities Museum is organizing a lecture titled “Sarcophagi in Ancient Egypt: Linguistic, Religious, and Symbolic Denotations” on 20 October 2016. The lecture will be held at 12:00 noon in the Third Floor Floating Room at the BA. Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman Al-Shaffei, Head of Scientific ...

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The Launching of Virtual Tours of the BA Museums and Exhibitions

The BA Cultural Outreach Sector, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Cairo and the Heritage International Institute, launched virtual tours of a number of BA museums and exhibitions on the BA website. The virtual tours that were made available to the public included the Museum of ...

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"Libraries in Ancient Egypt" in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Antiquities Museum and the Zahi Hawass Center of Egyptology organize a lecture entitled "Libraries in Ancient Egypt" on Sunday, 17 September 2023, at 1:00 pm, in the "Afterlife" section of the Antiquities Museum. The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Zein Abdel-Hady, Professor of Library ...

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Amduat Papyrus at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The BA Antiquities Museum displays part of the papyrus of the famous book Amduat or "What is in the Netherworld", in light of the close and joint cooperation between the BA, the Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the National Museum of Egyptian ...

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