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Exhibition of Arabic and Coptic Papyri at the BA

Alexandria— Co-organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo, the BA is hosting an Exhibition entitled "Texts from the Early Islamic period of Egypt: Muslims and Christians at their First Encounter", from 4 to 18 May 2009. The Exhibition features about 23 panels of Arabic Papyri from the ...

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Congressman Keith Ellison Discusses Literature and Cross-Cultural Dialogue with Egyptian Public

Alexandria— As part of the Big Read, Egypt/U.S. project, the BA Public Services Department organized a Seminar via video conference with American Congressman Keith Ellison on Tuesday, 28 April 2009. From Washington, he virtually met the Egyptian public at the BA Lectures Hall and the American ...

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The BA Participates in a Conference on Intellectual Property in the Arab World

Alexandria— The BA participates in “the Third Regional Conference On the Challenges Facing the Application of the Intellectual Property Laws in the Arab World”. On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day, the Conference is co-organized by the League of Arab States, the Regional ...

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Celebrating Shakespeare 2009: “Shakespeare: the Legend that Lives on”

Alexandria— The BA Annual Shakespeare Conference, this year entitled “Shakespeare: the Legend that Lives on”, was held at the BA on Thursday, 23 April 2009. Dr. Sahar Hamouda, Head of the English Department, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Director of the BA Alexandria Center for ...

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The Sixth Manuscript Annual Conference

Alexandria— The BA Manuscripts Center will organize its Sixth Annual Conference entitled “Heritage Publishing” from 5 to 7 May 2009. Dr. Youssef Zidan, Head of the Manuscript Center and Museum stated that the three-days Conference will invite more than forty Arab and non-Arab researchers, in ...

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