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Activating Participation in the Arabic Wikipedia is the Core of the Third Day Discussions in the Wikimania Conference

Alexandria— The third day of the 4th Wikimania Annual Conference held at the BA from 17 to 19 July witnessed a number of discussions between participants. Participants discussed how to activate and expand the Arabic Wikipedia, which comprises of about 65,000 articles, in comparison to the ...

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The Challenges Facing Peace in the Region are the Focus of the Second Day of the Middle East Council of Religious Leaders - Religions for Peace

Alexandria— On the second day of the Board meeting of Religious Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, which was held on 14,15 July, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA and the Honorary President of Religions for Peace gave a presentation entitled “Wealth, Poverty and Exclusion – ...

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Jimmy Wales Announces Launching Wikia Search from the BA

Alexandria— Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikimedia Foundation, gave a lecture at the BA on Wednesday, 16 July 2008 entitled: “Wikipedia, Wikia, and the Future of Free Culture”. He talked about his role in founding Wikipedia, which is an online free content encyclopedia. He also talked about Wikimedia ...

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Wikimania 2008 Begins at the BA

Alexandria— The Fourth annual Wikimedia Conference “Wikimania 2008” began at the BA on Thursday, 17 July 2008. Dr. Ahmed Darwish, Minister of State for Administrative Development, gave an address in the Conference opening session, on behalf of HE Dr. Ahmed Nazeef, Egyptian Prime Minister. Dr. ...

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The Diva of Arabic Song in Cairo Salon

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will discuss in the coming episode of “Cairo Salon” TV Show, aired every Saturday following the 9 o’clock news bulletin, the life of Om Kolthoum, the Star of the East and the Diva of Arabic Song, highlighting the main ...

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