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Celebrating the winners of the architectural competition

Alexandria, 29 May 2005— Saturday, 28 May, witnessed the prize distribution for the winning projects of the competition for young architects regarding the re-planning of the Eastern Harbor, its waterfront and the area around the Library of Alexandria. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the ...

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Sociological Knowledge for Induced Development

Alexandria, 26 May 2005— The social science conference “Sociological Knowledge for Induced Development”, will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 30-31 May 2005. The closed conference will discuss the major emerging or desirable directions in the development and practical use of social science ...

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The Bulaq Press Exhibition at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 24 May 2005— Under the auspices of H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the BA is organizing the Bulaq Press exhibition, 2 June - 15 July 2005. The Bulaq Press, brought to Egypt by Mohamed Aly in the early ...

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First Lady of the United States of America visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 24 May 2005— H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, accompanied Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States of America, during her first visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The visit was also attended by ...

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Digitization of Description de l’Égypte

Alexandria, 23 May 2005— The preservation of the valuable collection of Description de l’Égypte has been completed by the International School of Information Science (ISIS) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA). The 11 plate volumes, owned by the BA, and nine text volumes, owned by l’Institut ...

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