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Cocktails and Camels

, Jacqueline Carol Other Publications

Available in: English

Cocktails and Camels is a lively and humorous portrait of a family of Lebanese origins living in the heyday of cosmopolitan Alexandria during the 1930s and 1940s. Throughout the book, the author wittily evokes the diversity of cultures in a thousand small details that make this book a delightful read from beginning to end.

From Camp Caesar to Cleopatra’s Pool

, Esther Zimmerli Other Publications Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med)

Available in: English

This monograph is an English translation of Esther Zimmerli Hardman’s memoirs, in which the author recounts her childhood in Alexandria and the lifestyle of her family and of the Swiss community in the city, with its traditions and customs living alongside the other foreign communities as well as the Egyptians.

Prince Omar Toussoun and His Archeological Legacy

, vMohamed Awad and Carole Escoffey Other Publications Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med)

Available in: English

Omar Toussoun assisted archeologists and scholars, and facilitated and participated in archeological excavations on his own lands in Aboukir and Mamoura. This book highlights his contribution in the discovery of a large portion of the ancient Alexandrian heritage and to its preservation.

Annual Report 2006-2007

, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Annual Report

Available in: English - French - Arabic

The Annual Report covers all the events, activities, financial statements, and organizational structure of the BA during the reported period.

The Birth of the Seventh Art in Alexandria

, Mohamed Awad and Sahar Hamouda Catalogue Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med)

Available in: English

This Catalogue is one of the products of the AlexCinema project, which started out as an attempt to explore the birth of the Egyptian cinema industry in Alexandria and the pioneering role that foreigners played in establishing what has become known as the seventh art.

BioVisionAlexandria2006: Conference Booklet

, Ismail Serageldin Catalogue Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP)

Available in: English

The Conference booklet comprises all information related to the BioVisionAlexandria2006 starting with the conference’s program and ending with the list of partners, sponsors, supporters and exhibitors. In addition, the booklet includes profiles and short biographies of all attending speakers with a brief description of their presented abstracts.

Colors of BioVisionAlexandria 2006

, CSSP Catalogue Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP)

Available in: English

This publication aims to present an overview of the BioVisionAlexandria 2006 conference and gives a brief portrayal of the next BioVisionAlexandria 2008 conference.

Changing Lives

, CSSP Other Publications Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP)

Available in: English

One of the main objectives of BioVisionAlexandria 2006 was to highlight both the challenges and the successes in delivering better healthcare and nutrition to those most in need – aiming at changing their lives.

Science: The Culture of Living Change

, Ismail Serageldin Other Publications

Available in: English

Covering many topics related to science, this book is comprised of different lectures given by Dr. Ismail Serageldin in different occasions. The lectures discuss the admirable values of science; such as truth, honor, rationality and openness to the contrarian view, and pinpoint their role in making societies better places to live in. Other subjects concerning forthcoming challenges, capacity building in science and technology, and the issues confronted by women in the practice of science are also addressed.

Freedom of Expression

, Ismail Serageldin Other Publications

Available in: English

Prejudice and intolerance always seem to find their fuel in the voices of those who inhabit the dark age of censorship. Faithful to its mission, the BA published four speeches addressed by Dr. Ismail Serageldin on the pivotal subject of freedom, reflecting different moments in the history of the young institution. Written in defense of freedom, the speeches draw a line between freedom of expression and unwanted blasphemy, remembering Gandhi who said “I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any”.

Inventing our Future Essays on Freedom, Democracy and Reform in the Arab World

, Ismail Serageldin Other Publications

Available in: English

This little but important book contains speeches addressed to different audiences and at various times by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria. Although each document stands alone as an independent entity, together they constitute an all-encompassing exposition of the values of freedom. They advocate the standpoint that home-grown political, institutional, economic and social reform must eventually come to be. The book contains also the Alexandria Declaration which was co-drafted with some 167 distinguished Arabs and presents the aspirations of Arab reformers and intellectuals.

Born Digital: The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina

, Ismail Serageldin Other Publications

Available in: English

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina intends to become an active member among the leading digital institutions in the world. Towards that goal, the BA has embarked on a whole array of ambitious projects, in partnership with world class institutions. These range from hosting a mirror site for a significant part of the Internet Archive, participating in the Million Book Project, organizing the digital archive of the Gamal Abdel Nasser collection, presenting the first ever complete digital version of the Description de l’Egypte, to participating in advanced research such as the Arabic component of the UN-sponsored Universal Digital Language computerized multi-language translation program and offering the most advanced 3D virtual imaging techniques in an virtual immersive environment for Science and Technology (S&T) applications. Thus, despite being barely four years in existence, the BA has already a substantial record of achievements.

Women In Science: Time To Recognize The Obvious

, Ismail Serageldin Other Publications

Available in: English

Women in Science: Time to Recognize the Obvious It is important that scientists everywhere address the issues confronted by women in the practice of science. The book discusses three main themes, namely: the concern about the status of women in the practice of sciences; lessons drawn from the history of women struggle in sciences; what should be done today to remedy the situation.

Our Common Christian-Islamic Heritage

, Leila Ibrahim Takla Other Publications

Available in: English

The purpose of this booklet is to launch the concept of “The Christian–Islamic Heritage”. The book highlights the fact that respecting the right of freedom to religious belief and respect of all religions, enhances peace and refutes the prevailing misconception that religion is a reason for a clash, especially between Christianity and Islam. It is an invitation to discover the forgotten or ignored Christian–Islamic Heritage.

Annual Report 2005-2006

, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Annual Report

Available in: English - French - Arabic

The Annual Report covers all the events, activities, financial statements, and organizational structure of the BA during the reported period.