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The BA Celebrates the 100^th Birthday of Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda

On 12 July, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) marked the birth centenary of Chilean poet and literature Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda (1904-1973). The BA celebration was attended by Chilean ambassador to Cairo Samuel Fernandez Illanes, director of the Cervantes Institute in Alexandria, BA director, ...

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Dr. Serageldin Welcomes Sarajevo Library Directors

On 7 June, Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) received Enes Kujundzic and Mustafa Jahic, the directors of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Gazi Husrev-Begova Library, respectively.The meeting was attended by the Bosnian Chargé ...

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A Digital Rosetta

Prof. Tarcisio Dellasenta, President of the Universal Networking Digital Language (UNDL) Foundation, Geneva -- an institution committed to developing and promoting a multilingual communication -- visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 1 July 2004 and signed a cooperation agreement between his ...

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Genetically Manufactured Food at the Café Scientifique

Today, July 1, at 7pm the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be the venue for the British Council"s 8th Café Scientifique, entitled "Genetically Manufactured Food: the pros and cons " led by Professor Hanaa Ismail, Head of Food Science Department, High Institute of Public Health, University of ...

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Dr. Serageldin Visits European Institutions, Forges BA Collaborations

During the month of June, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, visited several European cultural and educational institutions in Paris, Toulouse and the Hague. On 7 June in Toulouse, France, the Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, held a special ceremony honoring Dr. ...

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