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A New Version of the Encyclopedia of Life

Providing nearly 700,000 species, 35 million pages of scanned literature and over 600,000 photos of living creatures, the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has recently launched a new version of its free online system in response to requests from the general public, citizen scientists, educators and ...

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Selected Poems by Ibn Zaydun

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in Arabic on Tuesday, 6 September 2011. Participants will read selected poems by Ibn Zaydun. The session starts at 13:00 hrs. at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register their names at the General Information ...

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Chatterton in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 6 September 2011. Participants will read Chatterton by Alfred de Vigny. A drama in three acts, the play is about an obscure poet who decides to commit suicide as a refugee from sorrow, poverty and the ...

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Photography and Mosaic Workshops for Youngsters

The BA Child and Adolescent Creative Unit, in collaboration with the BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (AlexMed) holds a photography workshop for young people under the supervision of Dr. Yasser Aref and Photographer Abdallah Dawestashy. Another workshop, entitled “Mosaic Scenes”- ...

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The BA Opening Hours During Eid

On the occasion of the Feast (Eid al-Fitr), the BA will be closed to the public on the first and second days of the Feast. It will open on the third day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in case it falls on Thursday, 1 September 2011. Regular opening hours will resume after the Feast holiday, Saturday to ...

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