A look at Carlo Lizzani’s cinema productions

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Alexandria, 29 September 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is hosting a lecture, photo display and film screening on Sunday, 2 October 2005, honoring the world renowned Italian writer and director, Carlo Lizzani. The event, entitled “Neorealism between History and Contemporaneity”, is ...

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Workshop: Freedom of Expression Conference Report

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Alexandria, 29 September 2005— The Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is organizing a workshop to discuss the first draft of the report of the Freedom of Expression Conference, that was held in September 2004. The workshop, contributing to Arab reform, discusses four main ...

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Music festival calling for Peace

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Alexandria, 28 September 2005— A non-profit one-day music festival will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on 30 September, entitled "Sama Hoss Eskandarani". The event is organized by a group of individuals in Egypt, volunteers with no particular political or religious affiliation, in ...

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Exploring types of Arabic calligraphy (Req’a and El-Diwani)

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Alexandria, 27 September 2005— The Calligraphy Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is organizing a lecture on Req’a and El-Diwani types of Arabic calligraphy by Mr. Mohamed Rotail. Mr. Rotail, Arabic calligraphy expert at the BA, will shed light on the history of both types of ...

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