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The BA Young People's Library Members Win an International Award

Bahaa Sharaf and Alaa Alddin Gaber, members of the BA Young People’s (YP) Library, won the Gold Award (2nd award ) in the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational competition sponsored and organized by the U. S. Department of State and the Global SchoolNet Foundation. This competition recognizes middle ...

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Plenary Sessions during the International Planetarium Society Conference (IPS 2010)

As part of the 20th International Planetarium Society Conference (IPS 2010): “Back to Alexandria, the Cradle of Astronomy”, held for the first time in Africa and the Middle East, from 26 to 30 June 2010, 3 plenary sessions are held featuring eminent lecturers in the field. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, ...

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Al-Naml wa Al-Nezam in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 June 2010. Participants will read Al-Naml wa Al-Nezam (Ants and Order) by Mikhail Roman. The play is about a love story faced with challenges, and poses the eternal question: which will win at the end: love ...

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An Agreement between the BA and the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Dr. Ayman El-Dessouky, Chairman of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) signed an agreement to foster scientific cooperation between the two institutions. The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. ...

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Serageldin Meets with the Partners of the World Digital Library

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, joined the partners of the World Digital Library (WDL) for the Inaugural Annual Partner Meeting in Washington DC, on 22 June 2010. During the two-day meeting, the partners reviewed the recent developments and discussed the future ...

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