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Alexandrina International Book Fair

The BA, in cooperation with the Egyptian Publishers Association, organizes the Ninth Alexandrina International Book Fair from 23 March to 7 April 2013, with Morocco as the guest of honor. A substantial number of publishing and printing houses from Egypt, the Arab World and Europe are expected to ...

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Selected Poems by Sir Philip Sidney

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in English on Tuesday, 19 March 2013. Participants will read selected poems by Sir Philip Sidney. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Arts and Multimedia Library, B3 level. Participants should register their names at the ...

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“Culture and Peace” Lecture

Within its Distinguished Lectures Series, the BA Center for Democracy and Social Peace Studies (CDSPS) holds on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, a lecture entitled "Culture and Peace" by H.E. Ms Katalin Bogyay, President of General Conference of UNESCO and Ambassador of Hungary to UNESCO. The Lecture ...

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“Alpharabius: The Second Teacher” Lecture

The BA holds on Monday, 18 March 2013, a public lecture entitled “Alpharabius: The Second Teacher” to introduce Alpharabius’ (Al-Farabi) life and works. It is given by Dr. Maher Abd El-Kader, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Previous Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, and ...

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Lecture on The Reception of Hellenistic Knowledge in Classical Islam

Within the Alexandria Project, the BA holds a lecture on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, entitled “From Alexandria to Baghdad: The Reception of Hellenistic Knowledge in Classical Islam” by Professor Emeritus Hinrich Biesterfeldt. With the beginning of the Arab Dynasty of the Abbasids and the foundation ...

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