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BA Documents the Life of Sheikh Muhammed Rifat, Heaven’s Guitar

The BA has started documenting the history and life of Sheikh Muhammed Rifat, also known as “The Miracle’, in cooperation with his granddaughter. The documentary collection of Sheikh Rifat includes several pictures of his recitals as well as personal pictures of him and his family. It also includes ...

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Tawfiq Adakkn’s Son Donates His Personal Belongings to the BA

As part of the project launched by the BA to document the pioneers of the seventh art and to preserve Egypt’s modern and contemporary history, the BA Special Projects Department has received a significant and grand donation from the son of Tawfiq Adakkn. The donation includes a collection of his ...

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Traditional Crafts in “He Who Abandons His Past is Lost” in Sennary House

The BA Cairo-based Sennary House is organizing the “ He Who Abandons His Past is Lost” festival in which will be held during 9-15 September 2014. The festival aims to introduce new generations to traditional crafts in Egypt, some of which are almost extinct, such as: the mat weaving, and the ...

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Book Discussion of The Call of the People in Sennary House

The BA Cairo-based Sennary House and the BA Unit of Futuristic Studies (UFS) hold on Sunday, 17 November 2012, a book discussion of Nedaa’ El-Sha’b: Tarikh Naqdi lel Aydyologeya El-Nasseryah (The Call of the People: A Critical History of the Nasserite Ideology) at 5:00 pm. The Discussion hosts ...

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Coptic Language Course in El-Sennary House

The BA Calligraphy Center and the Coptic Studies Program holds a Coptic Language Course in the BA Cairo-based El-Sennary House. The Course comprises 10 weekly sessions, 3 hours each, starting from October 2011. Dr. Maher Essa, Professor in the Faculty of Antiquities, Fayoum, will give the course. ...

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