Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2026
This study examines the future of Alexandria’s diminishing Armenian, Greek and Italian communities, exploring how these once vibrant groups navigate questions of identity, memory and belonging within a rapidly changing urban environment. Historically, Alexandria emerged as a cosmopolitan hub in...
Date of source: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Mediterranean Bonds that Unite Us: Dialogues on Shared Heritage and Cooperation
From the 21st to the 23rd of October 2025, Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted the First Edition of the AlexMed Cultural Forum: Mediterranean Bonds that Unite Us organized by AlexMed in collaboration with the Anna Lindh...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
According to some New Testament accounts (cf. Matthew 2), when a group of wise men from the East declared Jesus to be the next Jewish king, King Herod of Judea decided to pursue him to prevent this. An angel warned Joseph to leave Bethlehem and flee to Egypt with the Virgin Mary and Jesus....