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The Young People’s Library Closed on Saturday, 29 November 2025

The BA Young People’s Library announces that it will close its doors on Saturday, 29 November 2025, due to maintenance work. It will resume normal activities on Sunday, 30 November 2025. ...

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The Ninth Edition of the Series “Quantum Computing and AI”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in cooperation with iQafé, launches the ninth edition of the series "Quantum Computing and AI", through Google Meet, on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event will explore the latest in Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum ...

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Seminar: “Safe Women, Safe Families”

The BA Women Studies and Social Transformation Program is organizing a seminar entitled "Safe Women, Safe Families" on Sunday, 23 November 2025, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Conference Center – Great Hall. The seminar is held on the sidelines of the World Children’s Day celebration and as part ...

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The BA Greets Dr. Magdi Yacoub on his 90^th Birthday

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the entire staff extend their warmest wishes to the world-renowned physician Prof. Magdi Yacoub, Member of the Library’s Board of Trustees, on his 90 th birthday, in recognition of his exceptional scientific and humanitarian career and ...

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Launch of the Second Round of the BA Grand Reading Award

Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, announced the launch of the second round (2025-2026) of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Grand Reading Award, which was launched last year under the theme “Live a Thousand Years with Reading.” The award was a great success, both in terms of the ...

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