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The Arabs’ Memory Project
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Research and similar intellectual activities |
Focus Area | Education |
Approved | 12.12.2017 |
Signed | 15.09.2018 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Organization | BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.20 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 2.50 |
The Project aims at building a significant digital archive for the history of the Arab World, covering the heritage, culture and the history of the Arab world throughout different eras, and will shed light on unidentified aspects of the Arab heritage. The project will also include the organization of an exhibition and site visits to destructed archaeological sites in Iraq, Morocco, Algeria and Saudi Arabia for documentation and preservation purposes. Finally, it will publish an Arabs’ Memory magazine on a quarterly basis to be distributed throughout the Arab region. Partner submitted satisfactory progress report and financial statement. 2nd disbursement to be processed. BA was encouraged to request an extension given the slow rate of utilization while the completion date is approaching. 23.10.2022, SK