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Selected Poems by T.S. Eliot

The Reference Services Section is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in English on Tuesday, 17 October 2012. Participants will read selections from the Modern poetry of T.S. Eliot. The session starts at at 4:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the ...

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Book Launch of Alexandria was our Destiny

The BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center holds on Monday, 15 October 2012, the Book Launch of Alexandria was our Destiny: Based on the Memories of Marie-Luise Nagel , written by Annelies Ismail and Mona Gabriel, and translated by Leila Helmy. The book traces how Marie-Luise Nagel’s ...

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Serageldin Chairs Plenary Session at STS Annual Meeting

At the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, chaired a plenary session entitled "How do we Move Forward to Maintain Sustainability for the Future of Humankind?". Speakers at the session were Carlo ...

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Screening of The Italians of Egypt

On Thursday, 18 October 2012, the BA Arts Center Cinema Program screens the documentary The Italians of Egypt , directed by Sherif Fathy. The 80-minute documentary tells the history of the Italian community, the most amalgamated community in the Egyptian society and major contributors to modern ...

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Min Fat Ademoh Tah Festival in Sennary House

The BA Cairo-based Sennary House organizes from 7 to 17 October 2012 a festival entitled Min Fat Ademoh Tah “He Who Abandons His Past is Lost” to revive traditional handcrafts and art forms, and connect the new generations with their past. The festival is held in cooperation with the Ministries ...

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