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Agamemnon in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. Participants will read Agamemnon by Aeschylus. Agamemnon is part of The Orestia trilogy tracing the fall of the House of Atreus, and the best representation of tragedy as ...

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World Kidney Day at the BA

Alexandria— The BA holds a Ceremony on the occasion of the World’s Kidney Day on Friday, 12 March 2010 in collaboration with the Association of Children’s Kidney Diseases. The Ceremony aims to increase awareness about this disease and different ways of prevention. Several Children’s artistic ...

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Heliographic and Coptic Language Courses at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Ancient Egyptian Unit, Calligraphy Center organizes Heliographic and Coptic language courses. The Heliographic course is an advanced course targeting tour guides and visitors of archeological and touristic sites. The course examines engravings on temples, cemeteries, tombs, and ...

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The Intel BA Science and Engineering Fair

Alexandria— The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC), under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), and in collaboration with Intel Co., and the American Center in Alexandria, is organizing the Intel Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering ...

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Screenings of Films by Arab Women Directors

Alexandria— On the occasion of the International Woman’s Day, the BA Arts Center holds film screenings of 4 films by 4 Arab women directors from 8 to 11 March 2010. Screenings start on Monday, 8 March 2010 by Dunia , directed by Jocelyne Sab, Lebanon (2005). The second day features Sukkar Banat ...

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