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BA Closed from 29 April to 3 May 2021

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announces that it will close its doors from Thursday, 29 April to Monday, 3 May 2021. Regular opening hours will resume on Tuesday, 4 May 2021. ...

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“Coptic Intellectuals and the Case of the Arabic Language” in a Webinar at the BA

The BA Center for Coptic Studies organizes the seventh webinar of its Coptic cultural season, entitled “Coptic Intellectuals and the Case of the Arabic Language: Late 19 th and Early 20 th Century” on Wednesday, 28 April 2021, at 12:00 pm. It will be delivered by Dr. Ramy Atta Seddiq, Assistant ...

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The BA Announces the Winners of El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies 2021

The BA and Hassan Rateb Foundation for Creativity are honored to announce the winners of the third round of Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and Critical Studies, in commemoration of the anniversary of El-Abnudi’s death (21 April). Winners were selected from a shortlist that was ...

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Spiritual Evenings at Sinnari House

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in association with Hewar Foundation for Peoples’ Arts and Culture, organizes the sixth edition of “Spiritual Maqamat Evenings”; a series of artistic events held for the first time at Sinnari House in Cairo. The events are free of charge and open for public. They will ...

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The BA Honors the Winners of the “Draw and Discover” Competition

The BA Antiquities Museum organized the “Draw and Discover” Competition for the sixth consecutive year, for participants in the Museum Education Program aged 9 to 16. This year’s competition revolved around “Isis”, the Goddess of motherhood and fertility who had a pivotal role in the ...

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