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The BA Issues Al-Ghazālī’s The Alchemy of Happiness

The BA Manuscripts Center issued the translation of the first part of Abū Ḥāmid Al-Ghazālī’s book, The Alchemy of Happiness . The book is translated and commented on by Researcher Ahmed Abdel Rahim, and includes the translation of Al-Ghazālī’s four types of knowledge: the Knowledge of the Self, ...

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Dr. Essam Elsaeed Wins the General Union of Arab Archaeologists Award

Dr. Essam Elsaeed, a professor of the history of Egypt and the Ancient Near East at Alexandria University and the Director of the BA Manuscript Center, has won the 2016 Dr. Abdulrahman al-Tayeb al-Ansary Award, which is organized and presented by the General Union of Arab Archaeologists. This award ...

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“Teaching Arabic to Arabic Native Speakers” in a Seminar at the BA

In celebration of the World Arabic Language Day, the BA Manuscripts Center – in collaboration with the Arabic Language Department, at the Faculty of Education, Alexandria University – is organizing a seminar entitled “Teaching Arabic to Arabic Native Speakers: Obstacles and Treatments”, on ...

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“Editing Folkloric Texts” Forum at the BA

The BA Manuscripts Center organizes a forum titled “Editing Folkloric Texts” from 22 to 23 June 2022, in the BACC Lecture Hall. It tackles certain aspects such as Arabic folkloric heritage, its streams and manifestations, the reality of folkloric manuscripts in Arab countries, the importance ...

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Visions of Egyptian Museums in the 21^st Century

The BA Manuscripts Center and the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), in cooperation with the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, organize a seminar titled “Visions of Major Egyptian Museums in the 21 st Century” on Thursday, 26 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, in the ...

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