The BA Commemorates Mostafa El-Abbadi in “Alexandria Dialogues”
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The BA Academic Research Sector is organizing the thirteenth Alexandria Dialogue, entitled “Echoes of Memory: Mostafa El-Abbadi and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina” on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at 11:00 am, at the Conference Center, Small Theater.
The seminar will be moderated by Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, with the participation of H.E. Hany Abdel Hamid Al-Abbadi, former Egyptian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and brother of the late Prof. Mostafa Al-Abbadi; Prof. Mohamed El-Sayed Abdel-Ghani, Professor of Greek and Roman History and Civilization at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University; Prof. Mona Abdel-Ghani Haggag, Professor of Greek and Roman Archaeology at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, President of the Alexandria Archaeological Society, and winner of the 2025 State Appreciation Award in Social Sciences; and Ms. Omnia Mounir Fathallah, Senior Research Specialist at the BA Academic Research Sector.
This panel discussion, open to the general public, celebrates the late Prof. Mostafa Abdel Hamid Al-Abbadi, the man behind the idea of reviving the ancient Library of Alexandria, who devoted his life, knowledge, and efforts to pushing this idea forward until it saw the light of day with the establishment of the new Library of Alexandria, which subsequently began its effective role in the cultural and scientific life at the Egyptian and international levels.
The seminar coincides with the death anniversary of this great Egyptian historian from Alexandria, who passed away on 13 February 2017, but whose memory remains alive in the minds and hearts of his students.
It is worth noting that the “Alexandria Dialogues” series is a group of discussion forums launched several years ago by Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. These are a series of cultural meetings that witness a lively interaction between speakers and the audience, and feature open discussions on various political, economic, social, and cultural issues.