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Dyaa Abu Ghazi"s Library at the BA

Alexandria, 28 December— Dr. Emad Eldin Abu Ghazi, Head of Committees and Sections, the Supreme Council for Culture, donated the library of Dr. Dyaa Mahmoud Abu Ghazi, Specialist in Egyptian Antiquities and Former Deputy Director of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority, to the Library of Alexandria. ...

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Egyptian Women in the Cinema of the Nineties, published by the BA

Alexandria, 27 December 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center published a book entitled, Egyptian Women in the Nineties Cinema. The book portrays women"s image in the Egyptian Nineties Cinema. Within a social context, the book describes the development of women in cinema. Cinema- as one of ...

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BA celebrates World Braille Day

Alexandria, 27 December 2005— For the first time in Egypt, the Taha Hussein Library at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is celebrating the World Braille Day, 4 January, honoring Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille who was born on 4 January 1809. The celebration comprises a display of the equipment ...

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BA gathers Egyptian intellectuals

Alexandria, 27 December 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting and organizing an annual meeting which will bring together thinkers, intellectuals, and specialists from all fields, from 29 to 30 December 2005. the attendants include Dr. Hany El Nazer, Professor of Dermatology at the NRC; the ...

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BA helps in improving the standard of living of low income families

Alexandria, 26 December 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is joining many countries in a project entitled Microcredits. The project aimed to reach 100 million poor families by the end of 2005; through a campaign which will be held in Canada in November 2006, the project aims at reaching 175 million ...

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