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Dr. Youssef Ziedan Receives an Award from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— Dr. Youssef Ziedan, Director of the Manuscript Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received an award from the KFAS for the book, al-Šāmil in Medicine by Ibn al-Nafīs ,published last year in 30 volumes after fifteen years of tedious work.. Celebrating the issuance of ...

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A Donation to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) from the Institute for the History of Arabic Science

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— The BA received a donation from the Institute of the History of Arabic Science, University of Aleppo, Syria. The donation is a distinguished collection of books, including: Al-Khayam Articles in Algebra, Agricultural Creativity in the Early Islamic World: Crops and ...

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Opening of the US-Egypt Workshop on the Digital Informational Infrastructure in the Middle East.

Alexandria 16 January 2006— today marked the second day of the US-Egypt Workshop on the Digital Informational Infrastructure in the Middle East. The proceedings started as scheduled including several speakers tackling various aspects of the workshop, however the day was highlighted by the plenary ...

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H.E. Mrs. Jutta Limbach’s visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Thursday January 19 2005

Alexandria 17 January 2006— H.E. Mrs. Jutta Limbach will be visiting the BA on Thursday 19 January 2006. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Jutta Limbach President of the Goethe-Institut Dr. Jutta Limbach was born on March 27, 1934 in Berlin. She is married and has three children. She was the first woman to be ...

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Biovision Conference at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Next April

Alexandria, 15 January 2006— The BA is organizing the BioVisionAlexandria 2006 from 26 to 29 April, 2006 in Alexandria. The conference will be a continuation of the tradition that started with the BioVision 1999 in Lyon. Dr. Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, stated that the goal of ...

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