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Serageldin Elected Member of the American Philosophical Society

The members of the American Philosophical Society (APS) have voted Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria into membership. This high honor was conferred to Serageldin in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishments in fields of intellectual endeavor and public service. He ...

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L’Oiseau Bleu in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 4 May 2011. Participants will read L’Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird) by Maurice Maeterlinck. The play is about a young girl, Mytyl, and her brother, Tyltyl, seeking happiness with the help of the good fairy ...

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Belal Fadl in Public Session at the BA

The BA Dialogue Forum, in collaboration with “Action” Youth Initiative, hosted Writer Belal Fadl in a seminar on Tuesday, 26 April 2011, entitled “Your Dream… Your Life”. The event drew a large audience. He highlighted the importance of dreams and imagination, things that have been buried during ...

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Selected Poems by Abu Firas Al-Hamadani

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in Arabic on Tuesday, 3 May 2011. Participants will read selected poems by Abu Firas Al-Hamadani. The session starts at 13:00 hrs. at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register their names at the General ...

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Serageldin Receives NAS Public Welfare Medal

In January 2011, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in Washington DC, selected Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, to be the 2011 recipient of their most prestigious award: the Public Welfare Medal. On Sunday 1 May, the medal was presented to Serageldin in an award ...

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