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“Try to Know” Cultural Competition

The BA Visits Department holds a cultural competition entitled “Try to Know” within the BA’s mission to disseminate knowledge. The competition includes diverse questions on the history of the ancient library of Alexandria, its revival, the different BA sections and its services, in addition to ...

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World Braille Day 2012

The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, in cooperation with Nahdet Misr Group, celebrates the World Braille Day on Wednesday, 26 December 2012. The celebration seeks to raise public awareness on the rights of the blind and visually impaired, the Braille method, and the ...

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“The Maya, 2012 and the End of Time” Lecture

The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) holds on Thursday, 20 December 2012, a lecture entitled “The Maya, 2012 and the End of Time” discussing the Mayan’s calendar and its theory of the end of time on 21 December 2012. The lecture is given by Mr. James D. Edgar, an overseas traveler who is ...

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Award-Giving Ceremony of the Fourth Arabic Calligraphy Competition

The BA Calligraphy Center holds the Award-Giving Ceremony of the Fourth Arabic Calligraphy Competition for the Students of Alexandria’s Schools on 18 December 2012, marking the World Arabic Language Day-- the date on which the UN General Assembly designated Arabic as the sixth official language of ...

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Selected Poems by Hilda Doolittle

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in English on Tuesday, 18 December 2012. Participants will read selected poems by Hilda Doolittle. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General ...

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