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The BA Hosts Wikipedia's Annual Conference in 2008

Alexandria— The BA will host Wikimania 2008 Conference,17-19 July 2008, the annual conference of Wikimedia Foundation; an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content. Florence Devouard, Wikimedia Foundation Board ...

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The American Cultural Center Donates Valuable Books to the Institute for Peace Studies (IPS)

Alexandria— The Institute for Peace Studies affiliated to the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement hosted by the BA will hold a ceremony on Sunday 4 May 2008, for a book donation by the American Cultural Center. Ambassador Ali Maher, Director, Institute for Peace Studies (IPS), ...

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Emperor of Japan Awards Serageldin the Order of the Rising Sun

Alexandria— The Japanese Government decided to bestow upon Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Head of the Egyptian side of the Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum, “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” on Thursday, 8 May 2008 in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace ...

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The Merchant of Venice in Arabic a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading session in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 April 2008. Participants will read The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. The session starts at 16:00 hrs. at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register ...

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The BA Is Open on 1 May 2008

Alexandria— The BA will be open on Thursday, 1 May 2008 (Labor Day) from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. The Rare Books & Special Collections Reading Room, the Microfilm Reading Room, and the Manuscript Reading Room will be closed on that day. For any queries, please contact the Reference Desk. ...

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