News

Serageldin Gives Keynote Speech at the Library of Congress on Video

On the occasion of 150 th anniversary of the birth of Jurji Zaidan, the Library of Congress and the Zaidan Foundation held an international conference entitled “Jurji Zaidan: His Contributions to Modern Arab Thought and Literature” in which Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of ...

Read more

Hieroglyphics and Calligraphy Summer Courses for Children and Young People

The BA Calligraphy Center holds Hieroglyphics and Arabic Calligraphy educational courses for children and young people aged between 9 to 16 during the summer vacation, starting from 18 June until 7 September 2012. The courses offer interactive activities which introduce history and antiquities ...

Read more

Selections from the Romantic Poetry of William Blake

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly Poetry Reading in English on Tuesday, 19 June 2012. Participants will read selections from the Romantic Poetry of William Blake. The session starts at 4:00 pm in the Reading Area (B1 level). Participants should register their names at the General ...

Read more

The BA Open for Public During the Elections

The BA will be open to public on Saturday and Sunday, 16 and 17 June 2012, (second round of the presidential elections) from 9 am to 4 pm. ...

Read more

The Francophone Library Summer Program

Within its “Co-existence with the Other” initiative that was launched in 2011, the BA Francophone Library holds a summer program that aims to share the Francophone values with the public, such as the values of coexistence, solidarity, cultural diversity and human rights. The program includes ...

Read more