Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Project Title
For a conference on research methods and quantitative techniques for development
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
11 months
Description
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, otherwise known as the Library of Alexandria (the Library), is a world-famous repository of scholarship and knowledge. It is also an excellent space for convenings, with a large complex that includes a conference center as well as specialized libraries and museums. Led by its Founding Director, Ismail Serageldin, the Library will, with Corporation support, host a special conference on research methods and quantitative techniques for development. The gathering will bring together the leading quantitative analysts in Egypt and elsewhere in Africa to discuss socio-economic development, including project evaluation. Ultimately, the grantee hopes that the conference will serve as a starting point for a future network of quantitative analysts in Egypt.
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For cultural and educational initiatives supporting human rights and pluralism
Date
Mar. 03, 2016
Duration
78 months
Description
A renewal is recommended in the frame of the new program area to explore programming which tackles religious education and networks of relevant academics, youth, and public figures in the region. The BA’s project activities fall under two areas of their initiative: “Changing Religious Discourse” and “Networks of Influential Opinion-Makers.” “Changing Religious Discourse” activates the historical texts and ideas supported by the Corporation’s past grants for “Reissuing the Classics of the Islamic Heritage.” The BA proposes holding special seminars with al-Azhar, presenting humanities courses at major universities in Egypt on Islam and Society and training future Imams. The BA also proposes a platform for a network of experts, activists and academics dedicated to human rights values.
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For publications and programming on history and science
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
48 months
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Project Title
Toward the reissuing of Modernist publications from Muslim societies
Date
Jun. 11, 2009
Duration
72 months