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Announcement and Call for Papers for 2020 Conference: Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, 13-16 September 2020, Alexandria, Egypt

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Islamic Manuscript Association, in partnership with the Library’s Manuscript Center and the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation, organize a conference entitled Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, which will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 13 to 16 ...

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The BA Issues Al-Ghazālī’s The Alchemy of Happiness

The BA Manuscripts Center issued the translation of the first part of Abū Ḥāmid Al-Ghazālī’s book, The Alchemy of Happiness . The book is translated and commented on by Researcher Ahmed Abdel Rahim, and includes the translation of Al-Ghazālī’s four types of knowledge: the Knowledge of the Self, ...

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Dr. Essam Elsaeed Wins the General Union of Arab Archaeologists Award

Dr. Essam Elsaeed, a professor of the history of Egypt and the Ancient Near East at Alexandria University and the Director of the BA Manuscript Center, has won the 2016 Dr. Abdulrahman al-Tayeb al-Ansary Award, which is organized and presented by the General Union of Arab Archaeologists. This award ...

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The BA Organizes an Advanced Course in Arabic Manuscript Cataloging

The BA Manuscripts Center organizes an advanced course on Arabic manuscript cataloging from 22 to 26 July 2018, that will be presented by a select group of university professors and cataloging and codicology experts. The course aims to train participants on how to solve issues concerning cataloging ...

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Call for Application: Course on Critically Editing Poetry Books

The BA Manuscripts Center is announcing a call for participation for its introductory course on the critical editing of poetry books. The course is set to be held from 9 to 13 April 2017 at the BA. The workshop aims to train participants on the rules of critically editing poetry books, introduce ...

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