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Dr. Serageldin Visits European Institutions, Forges BA Collaborations

During the month of June, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, visited several European cultural and educational institutions in Paris, Toulouse and the Hague. On 7 June in Toulouse, France, the Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, held a special ceremony honoring Dr. ...

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Exploratorium Closed in Preparation for DNA Workshops

The Exploratorium at the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be hosting DNA workshops for children throughout the months of July, August and September. In preparation for the DNA workshops, the Exploratorium will be closed to the public for a week, 23-30 June ...

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Following in the Footsteps of Eratosthenes

For the second year consecutively, the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, hosts ‘On the Footsteps of Eratosthenes.’ The workshop is held on the 21st June, 2004, in cooperation with the French Cultural Center and the Egyptian Ministry of Education. By participating ...

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In Preparation for the ‘Beacon for Freedom of Expression’

The Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, hosts a two-day preparatory workshop, 16-17 June 2004, on the "Beacon for Freedom of Expression Conference" to be hosted at the Library in September 2004. The workshop hosts 50 intellectuals and thinkers from Egypt and the Arab World, to work ...

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What Comes Next After the ‘Alexandria Document?"

In an article for the Egyptian newspaper Al- Ahram, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, wrote about the “Alexandria Document,” issued at the Library, following the “Civil Society Conference on Critical Reforms in the Arab World,” 12-14 March 2004. In his article “What ...

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