Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina trial postponed to November
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina trial postponed to November
The trial of the Bibliotecha Alexandrina director accused of squandering public funds and abusing his power has been postponed to…
Egypt’s photographic archiving needs to shape up
Archaeology
August 8, 2012
Egypt’s photographic archiving needs to shape up
An increasing awareness of Egypt's photographic heritage may be damaging that very legacy, as flawed archiving systems benefit those in…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina negotiates release of funds in Suzanne Mubarak’s account
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Bibliotheca Alexandrina negotiates release of funds in Suzanne Mubarak’s account
Bibliotheca Alexandrina administrators have entered into negotiations with Central Bank of Egypt officials to release the funds of former first…
Alexandria Library workers protest for new leadership
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Alexandria Library workers protest for new leadership
Alexandria Library employees began an open-ended sit-in against Library Director Ismail Serageldin, whose dismissal they have been calling for since…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina workers protest to dismiss director
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina workers protest to dismiss director
More than 1500 workers staged a protest on Wednesday outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, preventing the director, Ismail Serag…
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
Books
June 23, 2011
The Future of Dar al-Kotob: Q&A with Zain Abdul Hady
Dar al-Kotob, the Egyptian National Library, is sometimes lost in the shadow of the National Archives, or forgotten behind the…
Cultural dialogue postponed due to regime figure participation
Art news
June 12, 2011
Cultural dialogue postponed due to regime figure participation
A dialogue on culture scheduled to take place among Egyptian intellectuals was postponed due to the participation of cultural figures…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
Archaeology
June 4, 2011
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Library or culture center?
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is an ambitious project with a vast cornucopia of programs and resources. It was founded as a…
Library forced to cancel forum for security heads charged with assaulting protesters
Egypt
May 25, 2011
Library forced to cancel forum for security heads charged with assaulting protesters
The Alexandria Library on Tuesday called off a forum it was organizing to honor security leaders who currently stand criminal…
Egyptian court denies Mubarak access to bank accounts
Egypt
March 22, 2011
Egyptian court denies Mubarak access to bank accounts
An Egyptian court on Tuesday backed a decision preventing ousted president Hosni Mubarak from accessing his personal bank accounts, as…