In Mexico City, the Khalafallas with Ms. Gloria De Silvia, chair of the Mexican Friends and Prof. Rosalie Amer, chair of the California Friends.
Hundreds of Minnesota Friends of the BA brochures have been and are currently being distributed at various gatherings and events to bring public awareness to the BA.
A Cyprus Friends of the BA chapter was formed in 2012, with Catherine Nikita, director of the Lanitis Foundation, serving as chair. Dr. Khalafalla was instrumental in traveling to various cities in Cyprus and arranging meetings with university professors and library directors to discuss the BA’s mission.
With His Excellency, the Cyprus ambassador to Egypt, with a display of donations from the Lanitis Foundation, presented by Dr. Khalafalla.
University of Minnesota Professor Diane Katsiaficas contributed information about the BA to a brochure that was distributed at a University of Minnesota Libraries art exhibit. A member of the Minnesota Friends of the BA, she also lectured at a BA meeting in Alexandria.
With Ms. Mona El Nashar, BA Deputy Director, Public Relations & International Contacts Department, left, and Dr. Khalafalla.
BA Friends at the entrance of the historic St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria, Egypt.
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