A Renaissance Woman at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

By Benjamin Plackett. Hoda Elmikaty knows more about the Bibliotheca Alexandrina than most. As an electrical engineer she started working on its complex of cables and wires during construction.
She has since put her engineering expertise to one side and has risen through the library’s ranks to become the head of its cultural outreach center, where she seeks to make good on the library’s promise to fill the shoes of its historical counterpart. More...