Translating a Dialect Video Script: Raja Meziane's 'Allo le Système'

This English-subtitled freestyle by Raja Meziane is a good test case for the challenges of translating dialect in a video script or caption – rhythm, register and slang all have to survive the move.

كتب في علم الترجمة – Books on Translation Studies (Translators' Archive)

A curated archive of books on translation studies, in Arabic – a handy reading list for students and colleagues working in Arabic.

كتب في علم الترجمة – أرشيف المترجمين

المترجم المحترف مع د. عبدالله العازمي – The Professional Translator with Dr Abdullah Al-Azmi

An Arabic-language conversation with Dr Abdullah Al-Azmi on what it takes to be a professional translator.

عصور الظلام في أوروبا والنور في الشرق في عشر دقائق – Europe's Dark Ages and the Light of the East in Ten Minutes

A ten-minute Arabic video on the period when Europe was in its Dark Ages and the East was a centre of learning – a reminder of the translation movement that carried that knowledge across languages.

Dark Ages, Time for Light – عصور الظلام أزمنة للنور

A companion piece to the previous video: the same period, the same story of knowledge moving East to West through scholarship and translation.

واقع الترجمة في المملكة وخطوات تصحيحه – The State of Translation in Saudi Arabia and How to Fix It

Dr Khalid Mohammed Al-Sagheer, writing in Al-Jazirah, takes stock of translation in Saudi Arabia and proposes concrete steps to put it right.

واقع الترجمة في المملكة وخطوات تصحيحه – د. خالد محمد الصغيّر

ثورة الترجمة العربية تنطلق من الخليج – The Arabic Translation Revolution Starts in the Gulf

An Asharq Al-Awsat piece arguing that the new wave of Arabic translation is being driven from the Gulf – a claim worth weighing against what we see in the region's universities.

ثورة الترجمة العربية تنطلق من الخليج

حوار العرب: الترجمة – Arab Dialogue on Translation

An Arabic-language television discussion on translation and its place in Arab culture.

التعليم الجامعي في العالم العربي تحت المجهر – Arab University Education Under the Microscope

Hassan Dawah, in Asharq Al-Awsat, puts university education in the Arab world under the microscope – a useful backdrop to the translation-programme questions I keep returning to.

التعليم الجامعي في العالم العربي تحت المجهر – حسن دواح

وزارة التعليم العالي تبدأ في ترجمة الكتب الجامعية العالمية إلى العربية – Translating International Textbooks into Arabic

An Asharq Al-Awsat report on a Ministry of Higher Education initiative to translate international university textbooks into Arabic – exactly the kind of project that needs trained translators.

وزارة التعليم العالي تبدأ في ترجمة الكتب الجامعية العالمية إلى العربية

Simultaneous Arabic Interpreting

A demonstration of simultaneous interpreting into and out of Arabic – useful material for interpreting classes.

مبادرات التعليم العربية تغزو أوروبا – Arab Education Initiatives Reach Europe

An Asharq Al-Awsat report on Arab education initiatives expanding into Europe.

مبادرات التعليم العربية تغزو أوروبا | الشرق الأوسط

بيئة الترجمة في السعودية: عشوائية ومعوقات – The Translation Environment in Saudi Arabia: Disorder and Obstacles

An Al-Hayat article on the translation environment in Saudi Arabia – haphazard, under-regulated and full of obstacles. Much of it applies across the Gulf.

الحياة – بيئة الترجمة في السعودية.. عشوائية ومعوقات

واقع الترجمة في العالم العربي – The State of Translation in the Arab World

An Arabic-language video discussion on the state of translation in the Arab world.

How Do We Perceive Translation in the Arab World? A Research Questionnaire

How is translation understood in the Arab region, and how are translators perceived? A short questionnaire is gathering views for a research project, and your opinion counts.

Original post: How do we perceive translation and translators in the Arab world? (Research questionnaire)

Please take 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire at the link below. It is part of a research project on the notion of translation in the Arab region, and the results will feed into a chapter of the World Atlas of Translation (Benjamins). When you have finished, please press the 'Done' or 'Submit' button. Your opinion is highly valuable.

The link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tarjama

Many thanks for your cooperation. For any questions, please contact us:

• Fouad El Karnichi: fouadelkarnichi@gmail.com
• Salah Basalamah: salah.basalamah@uottawa.ca

Translation Practices in Morocco: A Historical View

An Arabic-language article from Al-Alam taking a historical view of translation practices in Morocco.

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Faking Morsi's Speech: When the Interpreter Rewrites the Message

A striking case for any interpreting ethics class: Iranian television deliberately altered President Mohamed Morsi's speech in its live interpretation.

التلفزيون الإيراني يحرّف عمداً خطاب الرئيس محمد مرسي

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ترجمة الأفلام بدون برامج – Subtitling Films Without Software

An Arabic tutorial on subtitling a film yourself without specialist software – a low-barrier way to introduce students to audiovisual translation.

شرح كيفية ترجمة الأفلام أو أي مقطع فيديو بدون برامج – How to Subtitle Any Video Without Software

A second Arabic tutorial on subtitling films or any video clip without software – a companion to the previous post.

دورة في الترجمة للصحفيين الرياضيين بقطر – A Translation Course for Sports Journalists in Qatar

A report on a translation course for sports journalists in Qatar – a good example of specialised, demand-driven translator training in the Gulf.