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“Ziryab: Icon of Cultural and Civilizational Convergence” at Sinnari House

The BA Sinnari House in Cairo is organizing a seminar entitled “Ziryab: Icon of Cultural and Civilizational Convergence” on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at 6:00 pm.  The seminar will be presented by Dr. Mohamed Refaat El-Imam, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and former Dean of the ...

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Dr. Ahmed Zayed Presents the 2025 BA Young Creators Award

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center hosted a grand ceremony to present the first Young Creators Award. Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, honored the winners, who are young writers and artists aged 18 to 45, in the presence of a select group of leading intellectuals ...

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The BA Commemorates Yehya El-Rakhawy in a Seminar Combining Medicine and Literature

The BA Sinnari House in Cairo is hosting a cultural seminar entitled "Yehya El-Rakhawy: Between Medicine and Literature... Towards a More Comprehensive Understanding of Humanity," in collaboration with El-Rakhawy Institute for Training and Research, and in honor and appreciation of the career of ...

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The BA Hosts the Closing Ceremony of “The World's Largest Painting” with the Participation of Egyptian and Japanese Schoolchildren

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza hosted a grand celebration to unveil the “World's Largest Painting,” created by students from Egyptian Japanese schools (EJS) in collaboration with children from Japan. The event was jointly organized by the Japanese Earth Identity Project and the Bibliotheca ...

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The BA Mourns Renowned Director Daoud Abdel Sayed

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina mourns the passing of one of Egypt's and the world's leading figures in the arts, renowned director Daoud Abdel Sayed, who passed away today, Saturday, 27 December 2025. On behalf of the Library administration and staff, Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca ...

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