translation
In other words: You translate mine, I’ll translate yours
Books
October 13, 2011
In other words: You translate mine, I’ll translate yours
At first glance, Gretchen McCullough and Mohamed Metwalli seem perfectly cast for their roles: she, the hard-working prose writer in…
In other words: The language of cinema
Cinema/TV
October 3, 2011
In other words: The language of cinema
Remember that iconic scene from sci-fi classic “The Rebel,” when Neo and Trinity are preparing for a daring rescue operation?…
In other words: Celebrating international Translation Day
Art news
September 29, 2011
In other words: Celebrating international Translation Day
In January and February of this year, the eyes and ears of people around the world were fixed on Egypt.…
Egyptian wins Harvill Secker prize for translating ‘Gothic Night’
Books
September 29, 2011
Egyptian wins Harvill Secker prize for translating ‘Gothic Night’
Egyptian actress, writer and editor Wiam al-Tamami was awarded the second annual Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize by the Britishing…
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
Books
September 27, 2011
The future of Elias Khoury’s ‘Bab el-Shams’
– “Palestine,” said Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, “is my country of choice.” Under the banner of “Translating Palestine,” Khoury spoke…
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
Books
September 23, 2011
Should Egypt pay to promote its authors abroad?
When the UK-based Literature Across Frontiers (LAF) visited Cairo this month, it was with the aim of speeding and…
Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out
The head of Egypt's tourist syndicate said Thursday that he has pleaded with the tourism minister to suspend all translation…
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
Books
June 5, 2011
New literary prize open to young Arabic-English translators
For many years, the field of Arabic-English translation was dominated by a very few. Denys Johnson-Davies, who Edward Said called…
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
Books
May 29, 2011
Can Egyptian humor be translated?
At a mid-May symposium at the American University in Cairo, students from “Translating the Revolution” class of Samia Mehrez -…
Dar Al Shorouk celebrates launch of Shorouk-Penguin
Books
November 26, 2010
Dar Al Shorouk celebrates launch of Shorouk-Penguin
The Egyptian publishing house Dar Al Shorouk celebrated the launch of a joint venture on Tuesday.Shorouk-Penguin will publish Arabic works…