Serageldin Gives Keynote Speech at the Library of Congress on Video
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On the occasion of 150th 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 Alexandria, gave a keynote address on video entitled “The Arab Nationalist Thinker – His Role and Impact on the Nahda” to the international audience.
Jurji Zaidan was a prominent leader of the Arab Renaissance, who also introduced the historical novel into Arabic literature. His 150th anniversary also commemorates the 120th anniversary of the publishing house he founded, Dar-al-Hilal, one of the biggest publishing houses for periodicals in the Middle East.
Click here to see Serageldin’s paper.