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Zahi Hawas and Archeological Discoveries at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— as part of the BA policy to host distinguished scholars in cultural and scientific fields and to disseminate knowledge, the BA will organize on Friday, 20 January 2006, an interesting lecture given by Dr. Zahi Hawas, Secretary General, The Supreme Council for ...

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American Cinema Week at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— As part of the BA Arts Center monthly program, the center is holding a cinema week, entitled American Cinema- Stanley Kubrick: A Director From USA, presenting a collection of Kubrick’s famous works including, Lolita, a novel by Vladimir Nabokov in 1955. The novel, the ...

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Dr. Youssef Ziedan Receives an Award from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— Dr. Youssef Ziedan, Director of the Manuscript Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received an award from the KFAS for the book, al-Šāmil in Medicine by Ibn al-Nafīs ,published last year in 30 volumes after fifteen years of tedious work.. Celebrating the issuance of ...

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A Donation to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) from the Institute for the History of Arabic Science

Alexandria, 18 January 2006— The BA received a donation from the Institute of the History of Arabic Science, University of Aleppo, Syria. The donation is a distinguished collection of books, including: Al-Khayam Articles in Algebra, Agricultural Creativity in the Early Islamic World: Crops and ...

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Opening of the US-Egypt Workshop on the Digital Informational Infrastructure in the Middle East.

Alexandria 16 January 2006— today marked the second day of the US-Egypt Workshop on the Digital Informational Infrastructure in the Middle East. The proceedings started as scheduled including several speakers tackling various aspects of the workshop, however the day was highlighted by the plenary ...

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