Literary translation organizations develop mentorship opportunity for Arabic-English translators

Episode 16 January 27, 2022 00:03:25
Literary translation organizations develop mentorship opportunity for Arabic-English translators
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Literary translation organizations develop mentorship opportunity for Arabic-English translators

Jan 27 2022 | 00:03:25

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

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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