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Book Launch of Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem

Alexandria— The BA holds on Thursday, 25 February 2010, a book launch of Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem , by Dr. Sahar Hamouda, Director of the BA Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies, and Deputy Director of the BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (AlexMed). Once Upon a Time in ...

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Serageldin Addresses the Priorities and Concerns of US-Muslim Relations

Alexandria— The BA, together with a number of academic and cultural institutions, and libraries in the US and Egypt, is organizing an international conference entitled: “A New Beginning”, to be held at the BA from 16 to 18 June 2010. A preparatory workshop was held at the Divinity School of Yale ...

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Arts Center Offers Production Grants for Theatrical Performances

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center opens call for application for the “theatrical performances production grants” program amounting to 10,000 L.E. This initiative encourages young theatre directors to hold their performances, promotes freedom of expression, and fosters values of dialogue and ...

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The Arab Towns Organization Offers Fathy Saleh Informatics Expert Award

Alexandria— The Arab Towns Organization offered Dr. Fathy Saleh, Director of the BA Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), based in Cairo, the Informatics Expert Award. In its statement, the Organization stated that the panel decided to grant Saleh the First Repeat ...

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Cairo Salon Discusses Writing History

Alexandria— Cairo Salon TV Show, presented by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, devotes two episodes on history entitled “Who Writes History?”. The first part will be aired on Channel One on Friday, 19 February 2010, at 8:00 pm. Dr. Serageldin will host Dr. Amr ...

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