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.
Not simply a fan of Shakespeare, Serageldin is also author of a monograph entitled The Modernity of Shakespeare which was printed in 1998 for Cairo University and the Center for the Global South at American University, Washington, D.C.
The Folger Library serves a wide audience of researchers, visitors, teachers, students, and theater-goers. Its aim is to advance understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare''s writings and of the culture of early modern Europe more generally.