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Emigration Ministry Organises Trip for Egyptian Teens Abroad to BA


Sat 25 Jan 2020 | 09:49 PM
Gehan Aboella

The Ministry of Emigration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs organized a visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for the teens of Egyptians living abroad of the second and third generation as a part of their 18th forum.

The visit included a tour around the library, a presentation about the library's great history and it's importance to Egypt as the cultural icon of all time.

Young people listen to an explanation

During the historical tour, Egypt's history was presented with all its different cultures that prove the greatness of Egypt and its people. The show included Egypt's ancient pharaonic history, its Christian and Islamic history.

It also embraced Egypt's modern history with El-Sadat's museum and the royal heritage palaces.

The teens interacted widely with the guides and showed great interest in the Library's history and what it holds from historical and modern works.

Contributed by Sara Goda

 tour around the library

Young people watching library exhibits

 A statue of President Anwar Sadat

Read about: here

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-library-of-alexandria-is-long-gone-and-all-around-us