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Meeting of the Specialized Advisory Committees at the BA

Alexandria— The Specialized Advisory Committees will hold their 21st meeting at the BA on 28 February and 1 March 2009. The Committees give impetus to the BA's artistic, cultural, and scientific mission through the participation of its members in formulating the activities and programs of the BA. ...

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Drawings of Taheya Halim in an Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center is organizing an exhibition featuring sixty drawings and sketches by artist Taheya Halim (1919- 2003) from 26 February to 8 March 2009. Taheya Halim is a symbol of the impressionist school in the Egyptian modern artistic movement where she occupies a great ...

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Al-Khedewy in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 25 February 2009. Participants will read Al-Khedewy (The Khedive) by Farouk Gweda. Composed of two parts, the play begins by the opening of the Suez Canal that underlined the extravagance and ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird Screened at the BA

Alexandria— In the framework of The Big Read Project, the BA will show the movie To Kill a Mockingbird , based on a novel by Harper Lee. The 1962 production is directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham. The movie (129 min.; with Arabic subtitles)will be introduced by ...

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From Camp Caesar to Cleopatra’s Pool Book Launch

Alexandria— The Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex-Med) is organizing book launch of From Camp Caesar to Cleopatra’s Pool by Esther Zimmerli, on Tuesday, 24 February 2009. In her memories, Esther Zimmerli paints the picture of a childhood in the cosmopolitan Alexandria of the ...

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