Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina trial postponed to November
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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