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As Part of the American Big Read Project
History and Literature of Cosmopolitan Alexandria in Seminars at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is organizing two seminars, 7-8 April 2008, discussing the history and literature of Alexandria by Dr. Sahar Hamouda, Director of Alexandria & Mediterranean Research Center and Novelist Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, as part of the Big Read Project Delegation’s visit to the BA on ...

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The BA Hosts the Chairman of the US National Endowment for Arts in the Launch of the “Big Read” Program in Egypt

Alexandria— The BA hosted a seminar on Monday, 4 February 2008, entitled “The Big Read”, in which Michael Dana Gioia, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC, USA, introduced the “Big Read” program, launched by the Endowment in Egypt through the BA to promote literary reading. ...

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The Big Read at the BA

Alexandria— The BA, in cooperation with the American Center in Alexandria, are co-organizing a lecture on ‘The Big Read’ by Michael Dana Gioia, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC, USA, on Monday, 4 February 2008. The Big Read is an initiative of the U.S. National ...

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Literary Atlas Workshop within the Big Read Program

The BA holds a workshop entitled “The Literary Atlas of Alexandria based on Naguib Mahfouz’s Miramar” from 28 to 30 August 2012, within the Big Read 2012 Program. The workshop encompasses 3 sessions: the place in the novel (the works of Naguib Mahfouz as a case study), Alexandria in Miramar, and ...

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The Big Read Competitions Award-Giving Ceremony at the BA

On Monday, 22 November 2010, winners of the 2010 Big Read Competitions were announced, and participants in the different competitions were honored. The award-giving ceremony featured a lecture by Dr. Nazek Fahmy, Professor of American Literature, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, discussing ...

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