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The BA is Open on the Hijri New Year

The BA is open on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. We wish you a happy Hijri new year! ...

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The Lady's Not for Burning in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 8 December 2010. Participants will read The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry. A romantic comedy set in the Middle Ages, the play reflects the world's "exhaustion and despair" following World War II, ...

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women at the BA

The BA Depository Library organizes a Lecture on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Thursday, 2 December 2010, hosting Ms. Shahinaz Elhennawi, from the Institute for Peace Studies. The Lecture is followed by an open discussion with the public. A ...

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Phedra in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. Participants will read Phedra by Jean Racine. The play revolves around the tragedy of Phedra, wife of Theseus, who has fallen in love with her step-son, Hippolytus. After her husband is ...

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Serageldin Awarded Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, receives the Millennium Excellence Award for Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize 2010, under the theme “Reshaping Africa: New Values, New Strategies” for scientific research in Africa. The award-giving ceremony is held on 4 December 2010 ...

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