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Interaction Between The Western Classical Tradition And The Melodies And Rhythms Of The East

Alexandria— the BA will hold on Monday, 11 December a concert entitled “El-Saber Gameel”, in which Seven composers and nine musicians from Egypt and Switzerland will meet to try and bridge the gulf that separates their worlds, using music as their medium. Each group will perform pre-prepared ...

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Instructional Programs at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is organizing several instructional programs to train its users on how to use the library, its collections, and search engines. The program include lectures and training on how to use the BA electronic catalogue, how to find books on shelves, how to search databases and the ...

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Celebrating the International Writer Naguib Mahfouz

Alexandria — the BA Arts Center is organizing a celebration on Naguib Mahfouz’s Birthday entitled “Naguib Mahfouz’s Day”. The cinema program will be entitled on Mahfouz As Scenario Writer, by presenting four films, the scenarios of which were written by him and directed by Salah Abu-Seif, the ...

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Lectures on Water at the BA

Alexandria — the Center for Special Studies and Programs is holding a series of lectures on education, environment, and population growth. In this context, the center is organizing a series of lectures on the importance of relatively scarce fresh water resources in the world. The first ...

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2006, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is promoting awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through various activities. Events will focus on the rights to life, peace, and equality designated within the boundaries ...

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