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Specialized Training Course in Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts Cataloguing

Within the mutual cooperation between the BA Manuscript Center and the Arabic Manuscripts Institute in Cairo, the BA hosts, from 12 to 16 May 2013, a specialized training course in cataloguing Arabic and Islamic manuscripts. The Course features scholars in the field of heritage studies, and ...

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Serageldin Gives a Presentation at the American Philosophical Society

On 25 April 2013 at the Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Society (APS) , Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a presentation entitled "Rebirth and Revolution: the Library of Alexandria in the 21 st Century”. Present at the meeting were his peers in the ...

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BA Open on Labor Day

The BA is open to public on Wednesday 1 May 2013 (Labor Day) during the regular working hours from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ...

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BA Open on Sinai Liberation Day

The BA is open to public on 25 April 2013 (Sinai Liberation Day) during the regular working hours from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ...

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Serageldin Gives Keynote Speech in Taiwan

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a keynote speech entitled “Rebirth and Revolution: The Story of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina” on 18 April 2013 within an international conference entitled “A New Paradigm for Globalized Knowledge and Library Development” at the ...

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