01/10/2009
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Alexandria
If you have missed any of the episodes of Serageldin’s daily five-minute program “Muslim Scholars”, aired during the month of Ramadan this year, you can see them on the webcast of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
18/09/2009
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Tulsa
At the Presidential Lectures of the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Serageldin captivated the audience in the packed university hall, with a presentation about the Library of Alexandria – old and new – entitled From Papyrus to PDF. The presentation received a standing ovation and was followed by a lively question and answer session.
14/09/2009
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Baku
Serageldin is being awarded two Honorary Doctorates by Azerbaijan Universities: Azerbaijan Cooperation University and National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Institute of History. This is not the first time Serageldin is honored by the Universities of Azerbaijan. In December 2007 Serageldin received two honorary doctorates from Azerbaijan State Economic University and Khazar University.
08/09/2009
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Beijing
Invited to attend the centennial celebration of the National Library of China, Serageldin will give a lecture at the Symposium on International Progress of Libraries: Global Knowledge Sharing, which will be held as part of the celebrations.
22/08/2009
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Cairo
Muslim Scholars, Serageldin’s TV program which was presented last year throughout the holy month of Ramadan, is aired once again during this year's Ramadan on Egypt’s Channel 1. The program is prepared and presented by Serageldin and produced by the BA Studio.
21/08/2009
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Cairo
Cairo Salon TV Show, presented by Serageldin, discusses the Memory of Modern Egypt, a digital portal presenting the history of Egypt in two centuries, starting with the era of Mohamed Ali (1805), until the end of Sadat’s rule (6 October 1981).
13/08/2009
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Alexandria
Serageldin gives a lecture on 13 August 2009, entitled “Ethics in Biological Sciences”. He presents a review of some of the issues and some of the approaches that Egypt might follow.
12/08/2009
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Alexandria
Harold Varmus’s new book The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir which tells how, during his year of graduate studies in English literature at Harvard University, he discovered he was more drawn to medicine, and entered Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.
06/08/2009
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New York
The Carnegie Corporation of New York is granting the Bibliotheca Alexandrina one million U.S. dollars for the purpose of reissuing modernist publications from Muslim societies. The grant agreement was signed by Serageldin with Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
03/08/2009
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Washington D.C
On his visit to the Folger Shakespeare Library, Serageldin was welcomed by the Director of the Library, Gail Kern Paster, who gave him a very special tour of the collections, manuscripts and rare Renaissance books housed there. Always a great lover of Shakespeare, Serageldin was delighted to see the large collection of Shakespeare materials at the Library.
13/07/2009
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Dallas
An article by Serageldin entitled Abolishing Hunger is featured in the Summer 2009 edition of Issues in Science and Technology. This 25th Anniversary issue of the magazine presents a lead article by U.S. President Barack Obama , and also an article by Koji Omi, member of the Japanese House of Representatives and founder of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum .
26/06/2009
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Salzburg
Serageldin is invited to be the lead speaker at The Annual Board of Directors Weekend of the Salzburg Global Seminar to be held at the 18th Century castle “Schloss Leopoldskron” in Salzburg, Austria.
25/06/2009
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Beirut
Beirut Arab University (BAU) awarded Serageldin an honorary doctoral degree, honoris causa, in Arts, at the commencement ceremony held at the Debbieh campus on Thursday, 25 June 2009.
15/06/2009
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Paris
Serageldin meets today with the jury committee members of the Chirac Foundation to select a winner for the Chirac Foundation Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts. The selection is to be made after meeting with a committee of experts who propose a list of individuals or institutions that have taken exemplary and urgent action towards prevention of clash in areas of potential conflict.
04/06/2009
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Oslo
Always a staunch defender of open access to information and freedom of expression, Serageldin gave an inspiring speech at the seminar Access to Information in a Hybrid Age which was hosted by Beacon for Freedom of Expression & the National Library of Norway as part of the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression held in Oslo June 1 - 6 2009.
10/05/2009
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Alexandria
The BA staff secretly arranged a surprise birthday celebration for Serageldin to wish him many happy returns of the day.
08/05/2009
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Egypt
As member of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST), Serageldin joined the group of non-governmental personalities assigned by Egypt’s Prime-Minister to examine critical research topics in the four most pressing issues: agriculture, water, health and energy, and to define priorities for scientific research in Egypt.
21/04/2009
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Paris
At a reception co-hosted by UNESCO Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, and U.S. Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, UNESCO and 32 partner institutions launched the World Digital Library (WDL), a website that features cultural material from libraries and archives from around the world.
19/04/2009
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Amman
In his keynote speech at the First Annual West Asia North Africa (WANA) Forum, Serageldin addressed the challenges and potential for cooperation in the WANA region, weaving together the social, economic and environmental tracks.
16/04/2009
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Cairo
Serageldin gave a lecture at Cairo University entitled “From Clash of Civilizations to Alliance of Civilizations”, where he tackled the role of the Alliance of Civilizations in decreasing the gaps between different cultures and nations, and establishing partnerships that foster dialogue between cultures.