libraries
Hieroglyphics courses for children open at Culture Society-affiliated libraries
Culture
August 6, 2019
Hieroglyphics courses for children open at Culture Society-affiliated libraries
Out of a belief in the need to connect new generations to their history and instill within them a love…
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe,…
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Egypt
September 28, 2016
Gramophone: a second home for Maadi’s culture vultures
Fresh out of the oven, a new cultural space in Maadi called Gramophone aims to bring more culture to the…
Activists protest removal of Raml Station bookshops
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Activists protest removal of Raml Station bookshops
Several activists and intellectuals in Alexandria staged a protest with books on Saturday, outside small bookstores that had been destroyed…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia
Books
February 17, 2013
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced that Somalia is receiving the first batch of Arabic publications to support its national library and…
Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition
Archaeology
August 18, 2011
Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition
Almost nothing can more completely foil a plan than a war followed by a protracted occupation. But despite an impressive…
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
CEDEJ library closure causes discontent
Egypt
December 29, 2009
CEDEJ library closure causes discontent
For over 40 years Egypt's premier French research center has been been housed in the heart of downtown Cairo. The…
Man Honored by the King
Egypt
November 14, 2009