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Paul Salem Presents Experiences of Democratic Transition

The BA Center for Peace and Democracy Studies (CPDS) held on Tuesday, 13 September 2011, a lecture by Dr. Paul Salem, Director of Carnegie Middle East Center, entitled “Transitions from Authoritarianism to Democracy: Global Experiences and the Arab Challenge”. Salem presented the waves of ...

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Serageldin Meets Chirac Foundation Jury

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, meets with the jury committee members of the Chirac Foundation in Paris on15 September to select a winner for the Chirac Foundation Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts. The selection is to be made after meeting with a committee of ...

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Serageldin talks about Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Alexandria

Dr. Ismail Serageldin is invited on 14 September to speak at the international conference “Improving the Capacity to Assess and to Adapt to Climate Change in Urban Coastal Regions” held in Venice, Italy. Organized by the Venice Water Authority through Consorzio Venezia Nuova with the assistance of ...

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American Ambassador to Egypt Visits the BA

H.E. Ambassador Anne Patterson, American Ambassador to Egypt visited the BA on Monday, 12 September 2011. Following her visit, Patterson commended the BA different activities and services, and stressed on potential collaboration with the BA, a landmark not only in Egypt, but in the whole region. ...

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The After-Dinner Joke in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 14 September 2011. Participants will read The After-Dinner Joke by Caryl Churchill. Unfolding through a sequence of short, episodic scenes and utilizing a large number of characters, the drama explores the ...

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