The Second BES/LMEI Debating Competition FREE EVENT - REGISTER BELOW We are pleased to advise you that the 4 excellent universities taking part in our 2nd Annual debating competition are: Imperial College London; University of Sheffield; Brunel University London; and University of Glasgow The debates, on Thursday, 11th October 2018, will take place in the Pall Mall Rooms of the Army & Navy Club, 36 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y at 6.30pm for a 7pm prompt start. If this is not a thought…
Find out more »Opportunity to visit the Library of Alexandria, October 2018 The UK Friends of the Alexandria Library invite members of the British Egyptian Society and the Library and Information Association (CILIP) to attend the annual meeting of the International Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (IFBA) to be held 14-17 October 2018 Location: Library of Alexandria Al Azaritah WA Ash Shatebi, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 21526, Egypt The IFBA programme will comprise: Saturday 13: - Informal lunch Sunday 14 - Tuesday…
Find out more »“Colours of Egypt”, 4th International Painting Exhibition of Elmarsam Egyptian Painters Thursday 18th October 6-9pm: “Colours of Egypt”, 4th International Painting Exhibition of Elmarsam Egyptian Painters. The Exhibition continues till Wednesday 7th November, daily 11am-4pm except Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Venue: The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Education Affairs, 4 Chesterfield Gardens, London – W1J 5BG Tea & Coffee will be served at half an hour prior to the events’ commencement. The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural and Educational Affairs Email:…
Find out more »Did the Phoenicians reach America before Christopher Columbus? Thursday 15th November at 7:00pm: “ Did the Phoenicians reach America before Christopher Columbus?”, A talk by Philip Beale sharing existing evidence that supports the theory that Phoenician and Carthaginian sailors reached the Americas two thousand years before Columbus (talk in English). Venue: The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Education Affairs, 4 Chesterfield Gardens, London – W1J 5BG Tea & Coffee will be served at half an hour prior to the events’…
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Screening of 'Photocopy' an award winning Egyptian film directed by Tamer Ashry. The Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau (ECEB) in collaboration with the British Egyptian Society (BES) is proud to host the screening of 'Photocopy' an award winning Egyptian film directed by Tamer Ashry. The film has English sub-titles. The film screening will take place on Thursday 13th December at 6:30 for 7:00 pm at 4 Chesterfield Gardens After the film, there will be a Q and A with the…
Find out more »“Exhibition: The Egyptian Folk Heritage” by Mrs. Ahlam Abouzeid The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs is pleased to announce and invite you to the “Exhibition: The Egyptian Folk Heritage” by Mrs. Ahlam Abouzeid Thursday 24th January 2019 @ 6:00pm: “Exhibition: The Egyptian Folk Heritage” by Mrs. Ahlam Abouzeid, an exhibition showcasing a selection of costumes, jewelries, traditional crafts (wicker products, pottery, handmade carpets, leather products, glass work and candles) from the Egyptian Folkloric heritage. The Exhibition will be open…
Find out more »“Talk: The Egyptian Folk Heritage”, by Professor Mostafa Gad The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs is pleased to announce and invite you to the “Talk: The Egyptian Folk Heritage”, by Professor Mostafa Gad Thursday 24th January 2019 @ 7:00pm: “Talk: The Egyptian Folk Heritage”, by Professor Mostafa Gad presenting the heritage aspect of life appearances in Egypt such as Folkloric celebrations, knowledge, food, customs, etc. (Talk in Arabic) Venue: The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Education Affairs, 4…
Find out more »Holy Family in Egypt Egypt is the cradle of human civilization: A fact hardly contested among authoritative historians. Egypt also enjoys a focal geo-political position. Connecting Africa, Asia and Europe through the Mediterranean Sea. On its land, migrations of people, traditions, philosophies and religious beliefs succeeded each other for thousands of years. Evidence of this succession is still visible in the accumulation of monuments and sites attesting to a uniquely comprehensive cultural heritage. Indeed, one of the phenomena which shaped…
Find out more »Is reporting on Religious events in the Middle East by the Media biased? RSVP HERE On 5th February 2019 we plan to hold our 3rd Faith evening under the title Is Reporting on Religious Events in the Middle East by the Media Biased? Once again, our Patron and Founder Member, Dr. Ahmed El Mokadem, has agreed to sponsor the evening. His belief in the sanctity of different religions, despite himself being an extremely devout Moslem, is a lesson to us all.…
Find out more »The Faith evening on 5th February was our best yet. It helped that we had a terrific panel. The former Bishop of Rochester, Bishop Michael Nazir Ali; Rabbi David Mason from the Muswell Hill synagogue; Dr Hisham Hellyer Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (UK); the Journalist and Writer Jack Thompson (at one time the BBC Cairo correspondent) and chaired by the wonderful Dr. Elisabeth Kendall, Senior Research Fellow in Arabic at Pembroke College Oxford who kept…
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