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Exhibition of Arabic and Coptic Papyri at the BA

Alexandria— Co-organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo, the BA is hosting an Exhibition entitled "Texts from the Early Islamic period of Egypt: Muslims and Christians at their First Encounter", from 4 to 18 May 2009. The Exhibition features about 23 panels of Arabic Papyri from the ...

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An Agreement between the BA and the Coptic Monuments Association

Alexandria— The BA, represented by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and the Coptic Monuments Association, directed by Engineer Youssef Boutros Ghali, have recently signed a memorandum of cooperation to spread awareness on Coptic monuments among the public. Dr. ...

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Coptic: A stage of the Ancient Egyptian Language in a Lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria — The BA will organize a lecture on Thursday, 4 May 2006, entitled Coptic: A stage of the Ancient Egyptian Language by Dr. Abdel Halim Nureldin, Director of the BA Calligraphy Center and Professor of Egyptian Language, Faculty of Antiquities, Cairo University. The lecture will start ...

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Seminar: "The Architecture of Al Masjid Al Nabawi across the Ages"

The BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies organized a seminar entitled “ The Architecture of Al Masjid Al Nabawi across the Ages”, moderated by Dr. Mohamed El-Gamal, the Center's supervisor. The seminar was delivered by Prof. Saleh Lamei Moustafa, Professor of Islamic Architecture and ...

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Historical Overviews of the Relations between Certain Mediterranean Countries and the Black Sea in the Islamic Era

The BA Center for Islamic Civilization Studies has released the first book in a series of publications featuring historical and Islamic civilization research. The book is entitled Historical Overviews of the Relations between Certain Mediterranean Countries and the Black Sea in the Islamic Era ...

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