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The International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP)

Third Conference of the International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World 23–26 March 2006 Bibliotheca Alexandrina Auditorium Hosted and Co-organized by the Bibliotheca Alex and rina in co-operation with the Netherl and s–Flemish Institute in ...

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Sixty Thousand Visitor to the BA International Book Fair

Alexandria— the BA International Book Fair witnessed an increasing number of visitors amounting to about 60 thousand visitors during the past two days. In other news, the Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO) donated a complete copy of the it"s publications to the ...

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Recommendations of the Reform Conference and Handing Out Dr. Adel Abu Zahra’s Prize in the Closing Session

Alexandria— the proceedings of the Third Reform Conference were concluded on 3 March 2006. In the closing session, Dr. Ismail Serageldin declared the names of the civil societies awarded Dr. Adel Abu Zahra’s prize in environment preservation, women empowerment, freedom of expression, artistic ...

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Cultural Heritage: An Agreement of cooperation

Alexandria— An agreement between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the “Agence Régionale du Patrimoine” of the French region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (PACA) was signed, on March 1, by Dr. Serageldin and Mr. Philippe Joutard, President of the “Agence Régionale du Patrimoine”, in the presence of Mr. ...

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Commentary Manuscripts Conference at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria— the BA Manuscripts Center will organize, in March 2006, the Third International Conference on Manuscripts held this year under the title Commentary Manuscripts by Arab scholars commenting on the works of scholars from the West, India, Egypt, or other Arab scholars. Dr. Ismail ...

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