Opinion The Biblioteca Aleaxandrina
The Biblioteca is an architectural masterpiece built around the idea of a dialogue of civilizations.
In my last blog on The Hindi on the Nile I had also talked of the invite to me from my friend Ismail Seragaldin to give one of the earlier lectures in The Biblioteca Alexandrina in which I had spoken on a subject on farmers since we and Egypt are civilizations built around farming.
The Biblioteca is an architectural masterpiece built around the idea of a dialogue of civilizations. They may have tracked my blog,because I got the following on my mail,which is history on the make so I am leaving it In IE Blogs for the record. May the guardian angels of the Nile help the Egyptians to save and nurture the inheritance which they keep for mankind.
Dear All,
Beyond the pictures on our website (www.bibalex.org) here are two links that you may find interesting,a CNN video piece and a Wall Street Journal text piece that just appeared:
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124100786047160.html
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/02/07/robertson.alexandria.library.cnn
The CNN video shows Dr. Serageldin speaking with CNNs Nic Robertson,describing how opponents and supporters in Egypts protests,together with the BA staff,joined hands in protecting the Library. Walking with Robertson through the Library hallways,pointing out the treasures,old and new,he told how all this had been at the mercy of the crowd,and how Egypts youth,armed only with moral power,saved the Library from rampage. Asked where he had been amidst the turmoil,Serageldin replied he was at the Library every day.
The Wall Street Journal portrays an accurate and perceptive view of the events in Egypt and cites the Library of Alexandria as ‘A Symbol for the New Egypt’.
Also,you may be interested to see what happened to the government house about ten blocks away,so you can appreciate the truly great vote confidence the demonstrators gave the to the Library and its work. Those young people are truly great.
I am personally confident that not only the past but the future also belongs to them and us.
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