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All About Egyptian Dates + Recipes


BSC President Tharwat Abouraya Elected
Chairman, International Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina,   Alexandria, Egypt

​October 2020

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January 2021  - Honored with Mayoral proclamation as outgoing President, Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc.



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Baltimore Sister Cities hosts
Raising the Curtain on Race
August 2020

Video replay here ​
Diversity reading list and resources here





​BLASCC Chairman Tharwat Abouraya Elected President Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc.

“I feel so proud to lead Baltimore Sister Cities Team with its mission of citizen to citizen diplomacy,” says Abouraya.  
"So many wonderful things happening....Very excited to continue this very important work."
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New leadership for Alexandria Sister City, Alexandria, Egypt
(left to right)
President Sahar Hammouda
Vice President Marion Fromlet
President Emeritus Maged Fareg
Vice President Emeritus Moataz El Tabaa

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World Cultures Day,
​Woodmoor Elementary School,
Baltimore,Maryland
​Nov 13, 2019
with Aida Mady, Luby Ismail, Ken Patterson

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22nd Annual Meeting International Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
October 19-21, 2019​
Tharwat, Karen, Nadia Abouraya attended for 
Friends of the BA, Maryland, VA, D.C.

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Heba El-Rafey, Director of Public Relations at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina,
visits Washington, D.C. and Baltimore 
July 22-25, 2019 - Click for photos and details here

Screenings of The Sultan and The Saint

A true story of peacemaking between Egyptian Sultan Malik al-Kamal and St Francis of Assisi during
​the 13th century Crusades.
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​Screenings:​
March 17, 2019 - Busboys and Poets, Takoma Park, Maryland
​December 6, 2017 – Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter, Baltimore

October 17, 2017 – Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
October 12, 2017 – Cairo, sponsored by Al Ahram Weekly
October 3, 2017 – Montgomery College, in collaboration with Montgomery College Global Nexus
September 14, 2017 – Egyptian Culture & Education Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Teaching Resources

Interfaith Encounters

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Try and Taste: An Egyptian Culinary Experience in Baltimore on May 6, 2018
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 A class of cooking enthusiasts gathered with Chef and BLASSC member Aida Mady to prepare koshery, salad baladi, Um Aly dessert and date treats. We enjoyed the hospitality of R House in Baltimore and raised funds for BLASCC education projects between Alexandria, Egypt, and Baltimore. More photos here. 

ArtScape 2017
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BLASSC Promotes Musical Events at the Kennedy Center with the Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau
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2015 Informal Education Conference at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Co-sponsored by Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Friends of the BA, Maryland Virginia DC

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baltimore luxor alexandria sister city committee


Telephone

301-520-7379

Email

info@baltimoreegypt.org
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Committees
    • International Friends of the BA
    • Mission
    • History
  • Supporters
  • Projects & Events
    • Egypt Immersion Tour
    • American Egyptian Women of Influence
  • Links & Resources
  • Join/Contact Us