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The Largest Arabic Digital Repository Online with 100,000 Books

Alexandria— In a new world record, the BA has recently announced that its Digital Assets Repository (DAR) reached more than 100,000 Arabic books, thus becoming the largest digital library in the whole world. One can access the whole collection of books on dar.bibalex.org/ , the digital archive ...

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Serageldin Participates in the 2009 U.S.-Islamic World Forum

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, participated in the sixth edition of “The 2009 U.S.-Islamic World Forum: Common Challenges” in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday,15 February 2009, as speaker and moderator. The 2009 U.S.-Islamic World Forum brought together key ...

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Meeting of the Specialized Advisory Committees at the BA

Alexandria— The Specialized Advisory Committees will hold their 21st meeting at the BA on 28 February and 1 March 2009. The Committees give impetus to the BA's artistic, cultural, and scientific mission through the participation of its members in formulating the activities and programs of the BA. ...

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Drawings of Taheya Halim in an Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center is organizing an exhibition featuring sixty drawings and sketches by artist Taheya Halim (1919- 2003) from 26 February to 8 March 2009. Taheya Halim is a symbol of the impressionist school in the Egyptian modern artistic movement where she occupies a great ...

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Al-Khedewy in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 25 February 2009. Participants will read Al-Khedewy (The Khedive) by Farouk Gweda. Composed of two parts, the play begins by the opening of the Suez Canal that underlined the extravagance and ...

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