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The BA Director at Davos

At the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held under the theme “Resilient Dynamism”, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, joined world leaders from politics, business, media, academia, and technology fields, as well as spiritual and cultural leaders, to share ...

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Philoctète in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly play reading in French on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. Participants will read Philoctète by André Gide. The session starts at 16:00 hrs. at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register their names at the General Information ...

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The BA Open on the Prophet’s Birthday

The BA will be open to public on Thursday, 24 January 2013 (Prophet’s Birthday), during the regular working hours from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ...

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The Young People’s Library Mid Year Program

The BA Young People’s Library is organizing a Mid Year Vacation Program from 27 January to 7 February 2013. The program includes different activities to enhance students' skills. For information and reservation, please contact the Young People’s Library Reference Desk: Telephone: 4839999 ...

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A Keynote Lecture by Serageldin at KAUST

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a keynote presentation on Monday, 21 January 2013, at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Entitled “Building a Global Knowledge Society”, the lecture described the major social and ...

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