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Lecture by Dr. Ismail Serageldin on the Egyptian Economy

The Egyptian Economy: An Analytical View is the title of the lecture which Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), gave on 5 December 2004, at the Egyptian Political Economy Association for Statistics and Legislation in Cairo. The lecture took place at 6:30 pm in the ...

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Ambassador Dr. Gunter Mulack and the Seminar on the Role of Youth in the Dialogue between Cultures

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a seminar on the Role of Youth in the Dialogue between Cultures , in cooperation with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe-Institut on Sunday, 7 December 2004. Key speakers in the seminar are Ambassador Dr. Gunter Mulack , ...

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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) Rewards the BA

It is an honor that this year the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is among seven architectural designs to receive the Aga Khan Architectural Award (AKAA), notable for having attained the highest international standards of architectural excellence, while reflecting the values of the Muslim societies the ...

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An Asteroid Named after the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Czech Astronomical Society (CAS) held a ceremony in the city of Havlickuv Brod in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, 13 October 2004, on the occasion of the approval of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to give the name Biblialexa , after the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, to asteroid (minor ...

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Distinguished Visit of H.E. Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic to the BA

A high profile delegation, headed by H.E. Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Greece), visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on Friday, 26 November 2004. Ambassador Taher Khalifa, Head of the External Relations Sector at the BA, received the delegation and ...

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