Google Doodle today: The eventful life of Mostafa El - Abbadi

With a doodle, Google honors the eventful life and work of the historian Mostafa El - Abbadi, who was never really recognized in his home country.

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On the occasion of his birthday, Google honors him with a doodle that shows the Egyptologists and historians in his probably favorite occupation: the browsing of books.

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The famous Alexandria library in particular, which played a major role in ancient Egypt, had done so to the scholar. It is also shown in today's Google Doodle.

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The library can be recognized by the large dome, behind the famous lighthouse of Alexandria, which is emblazoned in the foreground.

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Google honors Mostafa El - Abbadi today with a doodle: his love was for the library

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Throughout his life, El - Abbadi – researched the rest of his home country in addition to his area of expertise, the library of Alexandria

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El - Abbadi was never recognized in his home country Although prominent state figures from all over the world came to the opening in 2002

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One important person was missing: Mostafa El - Abbadi. He had not been invited.

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The then Egyptian government under Hosni Mubarak claimed the founding of the new library and did not give El - Abbadi any recognition.

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