Literary translation organizations develop mentorship opportunity for Arabic-English translators

Localization Today

Jan 27 2022 | 00:03:25

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The partnership between the two organizations will include several workshops and mentorship opportunities, to be launched over the course of the next 18 months. The United Arab Emirates-based secretary general of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Dr. Ali Bin Tamim said that the initiative will help develop and promote a network of Arab translators throughout the United Kingdom.

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