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"The Egyptian Revolution: Comprehending the Present and an Attempt to Read the Future" Academic Seminar

The BA Futuristic Studies Unit holds an Academic Seminar entitled “The Egyptian Revolution: Comprehending the Present and an Attempt to Read the Future" on 13 and 14 July 2011 in Beit El-Sennary, Cairo. The Academic Seminar hosts Professor Asef Bayat, Professor of Sociology and Middle East Studies ...

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Serageldin Speaks at the Second Annual Malthus Lecture

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, is this year’s speaker at the Second Annual Malthus Lecture on 14 July 2011. This is a lecture series organized once a year by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the U.S. Population Reference Bureau. The name ...

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“Egypt is Changing” in the Dialogue Forum Seminar

The BA Dialogue Forum holds on Saturday, 16 July 2011, a seminar entitled “Egypt is Changing”, hosting Dr. Mohamed Raouf Hamed, and moderated by Journalist Samy Fahmy. The seminar tackles preserving and investing in the Revolution through discussing topics such as the particularity of the Egyptian ...

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“Jobs.Now” Forum Postponed

Jobs.Now Forum, that was intended to take place on 11 and 12 July 2011 as part of “Egypt.Now” Festival, was postponed. The two keynote speakers, Former President of Brazil Lula da Silva and Nobel Laureate Economist Joseph Stiglitz apologized in light of the current circumstances since last Friday. ...

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Serageldin Speaks about the Constitution at the BA

The BA Dialogue Forum, in partnership with the US Roger Williams University (RWU) and the US Providence Public School District (PPSD), held on Monday, 4 July 2011, a lecture by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, entitled “A Constitution for Our Times”, as part of the ...

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