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Documenting the Life and Works of Gamal Hemdan

Within its efforts to document the works of eminent Egyptian personalities, the BA has recently received a valuable donation from General Abd El-Azeem Hemdan, brother of Dr. Gamal Hemdan, the renowned Arab Geographer, which includes the works of Gamal Hemdan, unpublished documents and manuscripts ...

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The Eleventh International Congress of Egyptologists

The BA will host the Eleventh International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) from 13 to 20 September 2013. The Congress will be organized by the BA Calligraphy Center under the auspices of the International Association of Egyptologists and the Ministry of State for Antiquities, Egypt. ICE is open ...

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WIPO Hosts CULTURAMA

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosts at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the Cultural Panorama( CULTURAMA) projection until 20 July 2012. Developed by the BA Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), CULTURAMA reflects the diversity and ...

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CULTNAT Launches a Siwan Heritage Documentation Project

The Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), affiliated to the BA and based in Cairo, has launched a project to document the tangible and intangible heritage of Siwa oasis in Matrouh Governorate. The project aims to document all aspects of the oasis heritage: customs, ...

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Habib Aly Al-Jifri at the BA

The BA hosts on Thursday, 19 July 2012, a seminar entitled “The Role of Fasting in Changing the Society” by Habib Aly El-Gafry, organized by Erada Organization for Moderate Thinking. El-Gafry is the Founder and General Director of Tabah Foundation, Abu Dhabi.  The seminar starts at 5:00 pm at ...

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