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Awrak Periodical: Call for Participation

As a pioneering cultural institution at the BA, the Futuristic Studies Unit aims to utilize futuristic studies as an effective means for shaping the awareness of young generations, who are considered fruitful investments toward a better future. The unit aims to introduce and disseminate this field ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair to be Inaugurated Tomorrow

The BA is set to inaugurate its 12 th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Book Fair on Monday, 21 March 2016 at 12:30 noon. The Fair will remain open until 3 April 2016. Taking part in the Book Fair are 60 Egyptian, Arab, and foreign publishing houses from Spain, Denmark, Syria, Lebanon, ...

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Advanced Arabic Manuscript Critical Editing Course: Call for Participation

The BA Manuscripts Center is announcing a call for participation in its Advanced Arabic Manuscript Critical Editing Course. The course will be held twice a day from 15 to 19 May 2016. All the lectures will be delivered by manuscript specialist Dr. Bashar Awwad Marouf, who will discuss the critical ...

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Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov visits the BA

As part of his official visit to Egypt, President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov and his wife paid a visit to the BA on Tuesday, 15 March 2016 to acquaint themselves with it as a center for enlightenment and culture in Egypt and the world. The President was received by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director ...

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Conference on Youths and Culture Against Extremism

The Bahraini capital of Manama will host the international conference Youths and Culture Against Extremism next May. The conference is organized by Isa Cultural Center, in collaboration with the BA and the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. The conference will discuss how Arab ...

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