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Serageldin Participates in the Global Creative Leadership Summit (GCLS)

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will be one of 120 delegates participating in the Global Creative Leadership Summit (GCLS), New York City, USA, 21-23 September 2008. The delegates include Heads of States, Nobel Prize Laureates, global CEO’s and ...

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The BA Documents 400 Postage Stamps telling the Story of the Egyptian Postal Services

Alexandria— The BA Special Projects Department and the Information Technology Sector has completed documenting the history of the Egyptian Post in the modern era, which is the oldest in the Arab region. The project is part of the ‘Memory of Modern Egypt’ digital project. The Project content is ...

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The Mayor of Baltimore Launches the “Egyptian Corner” Project at the BA

Alexandria— Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Baltimore City, accompanied by a group of the members of the BA Friends Association in Baltimore, will visit the Library on Sunday, 26 October 2008. Dixon will go on a tour of the Library and will donate valuable books to the BA. She will also meet Dr. Ismail ...

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“In The House of the Muses” an Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is holding a portraiture exhibition entitled “In The House of the Muses” by Photographer Susie Hagon and Artist Darian Zam, during the period from 18 October 2008 to 2 November 2008, in cooperation with the Australian Friends of the BA. Susie and Darian have combined their ...

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The BA Celebrates the International White Cane Day

Alexandria— The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired is organizing a celebration entitled “The International White Cane Day” on Monday, 13 October 2008 at the BA Plaza. This event intends to grant the blind individuals in Egypt the right to celebrate this day by raising ...

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