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Hieroglyphics courses for children open at Culture Society-affiliated libraries
Culture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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