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The Minister of Culture Visits the BA Pavilion at the Opening of the Cairo International Book Fair 2025

Prof. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, welcomed Dr. Ahmed Heno, the Minister of Culture, at the BA pavilion during the official opening ceremony of the 56 th Cairo International Book Fair, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Soliman, BA Acting Deputy Director; Ms. Radwa Al-Amir, ...

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A Cooperation Agreement between the BA and Luxor’s Misr Public Library

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Mr. Mohamed Hassani, Director of Misr Public Library in Luxor, signed a cooperation protocol between both entities, in the presence of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Moneim, Deputy Director of Misr Public Library, and Mr. Mahmoud Ahmed Moustafa, ...

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The “Family Visit Program” at the BA

The BA Visits Department announces the start of its "Family Visit Program" during the mid-year vacation, daily from Sunday to Thursday, starting from next Sunday, 26 January until Thursday, 6 February 2025. The program starts at 11.00 am and lasts approximately two hours. Children from the age of ...

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A BA Culturama Show Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Death of the Egyptian Diva Umm Kulthum

The BA Visits Department presents a Culturama show on the artistic career of the Egyptian diva Uum Kulthum. The show features excerpts from her songs that she performed at Cairo University Theater. The show will be held during the mid-year vacation from 26 January to 6 February 2025 (Sunday to ...

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The “Unknown Papers of Imam Muhammad Abduh” in a Seminar at the BA

The BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies organized a seminar entitled “The Unknown Papers of Imam Muhammad Abduh” that discussed a collection of newly discovered papers at The Aga Khan University in the United Kingdom. The event witnessed the attendance of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the BA; ...

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