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Solar Eclipse Expedition to Taba

A Month of Celestial Spectacles On May 31, 2003, an annular eclipse of the Sun was visible from most of Europe, the Middle East, northern and central Asia, and northwestern North America. This was the third cosmic spectacle to be seen in the Egyptian skies in this last May. The other celestial ...

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The Images of The Other on the TV Screen

The Swedish Institute in Alexandria, in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina held a workshop on 26 and 27 May 2003 on the topic of “The Image of the Other on the TV Screen” . It was designed to exchange professional experiences across the Mediterranean on reporting about each other: ...

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The Beacon for Freedom of Expression Database

A Gift from Norway to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Beacon for Freedom of Expression Database, a gift to the Library of Alexandria from Norway, is a unique global reference catalogue containing bibliographical data on censored books and newspapers past and present, as well as data on ...

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When Mercury crossed the Sun

On Wednesday, 7 May, the planet Mercury passed in front of the Sun, giving astronomers - amateurs and professionals - a great opportunity to observe a splendid phenomenon called ""transit"". This phenomenon is very similar to solar eclipses, and Mercury appeared as a tiny black dot slowly ...

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BoT Annual Meeting and Conference on Inscriptions and Calligraphy

H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, headed the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees that was held on 24 April 2003. A number of major decisions were taken including the annual activity plan for the Library, the ...

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