Mostafa el-Abbadi, Champion of Alexandria’s Resurrected Library, Dies at 88 Professor Abbadi was a historian of Greco-Roman antiquity and the visionary behind the revival of the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:California Shooting, Elections, Matthew Whitaker: Your Thursday Evening BriefingNews Analysis: Macron Hopes WWI Ceremonies Warn of Nationalism’s Dangers. Is Anyone Listening?Senator Urges Trump to Ease Ban on Aid Workers Traveling to North KoreaLetter 80: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump and an America That Confounds the WorldImelda Marcos Is Sentenced to Decades in Prison for CorruptionAt Doomed Flight’s Helm, Pilots May Have Been Overwhelmed in Seconds