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Artistic activities in October

Alexandria, 4 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a collection of events during the month of October. The Letter and the Image Exhibition, held within the framework of celebrating one of the most prominent Greek poets, Constantine Cavafy, will begin on 9 October. The ...

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Partial occultation of the sun viewed at the BA Plaza

Alexandria, 3 October 2005— The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) announces that the third of October will witness a partial occultation of the sun. The occultation will take place from 10:28 am till 1:33 pm. The PSC is inviting the BA visitors to witness this ...

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The BA celebrates the launch of A History of Writing

Alexandria, 3 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) celebrated the launch of the Arabic version of A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia , the French book published by Flammarion Publishing House, on 29 September. The celebration was attended by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, ...

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The 2^nd Adel Abou Zahra Award Cycle at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 2 October 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is organizing the second Adel Abou Zahra Award Cycle and invites Egyptian civil society institutions and organizations to send in nominations for the Award (five thousand Egyptian pounds). The Award is for institutions and ...

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Egypt’s presence in 17^th Century Rome

Alexandria, 2 October 2005— “Impressions of Egypt in 17 th Century Rome” was the lecture given by Professor Ingrid Rowland, renowned art critic and art historian, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on Saturday, 1 October 2005. During the lecture, Rowland, currently a professor at the University ...

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