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The BA at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

Alexandria, 16 November 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) of Egypt, will participate in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Phase II held in Tunisia, 15-19 November 2005. One of the events ...

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Celebrating the Arabic Calligraphy Day

Alexandria, 16 November 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Calligraphy Center, in collaboration with Mohamed Ibrahim Calligraphy School, is organizing a seminar honoring Arabic Calligraphy, on the occasion of the foundation of Mohamed Ibrahim Calligraphy School in November 1936, on 17 November ...

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White Cane Bibliography for visitors

Alexandria, 16 November 2005— On the occasion of the celebration of the International White Cane Day, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library Sector has prepared for its patrons a bibliography on the white cane articles, books and websites. The material listed in the bibliography explores subjects such ...

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Lecture: Science and Scientists in the Twentieth Century

Alexandria, 15 November 2005— The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a lecture by the Nobel Laureate Professor Walter Kohn, entitled “Science and Scientists in the Twentieth Century”, on 15 November 2005. The lecture sheds light on what can science and scientists ...

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Celebration of Mohamed Ali at the BA

Alexandria, 15 November 2005— The inauguration of Mohamed Ali and the World conference (15-17 November) took place today at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA). The conference celebrates the passage of 200 years since Mohamed Ali took over Egypt. It is organized by the BA in collaboration with the ...

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