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The BA Completes the Restoration of Dar al-Kutub Manuscripts in Tanta

Alexandria— The BA will hold a ceremony on Tuesday, 29 January 2008, to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Dar al-Kutub Manuscripts in Tanta and returning them to the Public Authority for Cultural Palaces. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, Dr. Youssef ...

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The BA Digitizes Manuscripts of St. Catherine’s Monastery

Alexandria— The BA Manuscripts Center completed the digitization of some of the Arabic manuscripts of St. Catherine’s Monastery, as part of Digital Manuscript Library Project, adopted by the Center to make rare manuscripts accessible to researchers and public users on a wide scale and in a ...

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German Orientalist Van Ess at the BA

Alexandria— Dr. Youssef Ziedan, Director of the Manuscript Center and Museum, stated that German Orietalist Josef Van Ess, 74 years, will participate in the Fifth International Manuscript Conference entitled "Lost and Embedded Manuscript Texts (al-Makhtutat al-Mattwiyya)", organized by the ...

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The BA Issues a Commemorative Book on Akhbar El Yom

Alexandria— The BA issued a commemorative book entitled "Akhbar El Yom.. An Egyptian Press School" to document the history of one of the most important foundations in the Egyptian press, which shaped the development of press in Egypt. The Book comprises 400 pages, recording the achievements of ...

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The Big Read at the BA

Alexandria— The BA, in cooperation with the American Center in Alexandria, are co-organizing a lecture on ‘The Big Read’ by Michael Dana Gioia, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC, USA, on Monday, 4 February 2008. The Big Read is an initiative of the U.S. National ...

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