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The Artists' Book: A New BA Based Permanent Exhibition

Alexandria— The BA holds the Artist's Book permanent exhibition, as a new addition to the collections of the BA, which has an exceptional status as an international center of expertise in such a contemporary and new art: the Artist’s Book. Dr. Ismail Seragedlin, Director of the BA, Dr. Mostafa ...

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Gamal El-Banna Discusses Freedom of Thought and Expression in Islam at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Dialogue Forum hosted Gamal El-Banna, the Islamic Thinker, on Saturday, 26 May 2007, in a seminar entitled "Freedom and Islam", chaired by Gaber Asfour, Secretary General, Supreme Council for Culture and Dr. Kadry Hefny. Gamal El-Banna started his speech by explaining the ...

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Intellectual Property and Access to Knowledge in a Workshop at the BA

Alexandria— The BA, in collaboration with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), will organize on Tuesday, 29 May 2007, a workshop entitled "Intellectual Property and Access to Knowledge". International experts will participate in the workshop to train young lawyers, academia, ...

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Reading al-Ostaz (the Professor) Play at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Multimedia Library will hold its monthly session for play reading on Wednesday, 30 May, at 15:00 hrs. Participants will read al-Ostaz (the Professor) Play by Saad El-Din Wahba. The reading will be recorded at the BA Reception desk. The play tackles the idea of ...

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“Hurūfiyāt—Creativity in Arabic” Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Calligraphy Center will organize on Thursday, 31 May 2007, a lecture entitled "Creativity in Arabic Hurūfiyāt". Dr. Ezzat Gamal El-Din, Professor, Faculty of Applied Arts, Cairo University, will speak on his works using Hurūfiyāt, derived from Arabic calligraphy alphabets. He ...

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