by Asif Afzal | Aug 26, 2020 | Cross-Cultural Training, Language, Translation, UAE
An intriguing novel by Emirati author, Asma Al Zarouni, which explores Arab culture is now available to English-speaking audiences after being translated from Arabic to English, according to an article online by Gulf News. The novel, entitled ‘Killing Me Once More’...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Arabic language is a little unusual – while there are more than 400 million Arabic speakers in the world, most of these speak regional dialects such as, Egyptian, not Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) which is the version taught in schools across the Arabic world, used...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 14, 2020 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Translation and localisation projects can be daunting, especially if it is the first time you’ve undertaken this kind of project, or you require multiple languages and linguistic projects to be completed. Languages are notoriously ambiguous – words or phrases that may...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 6, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
The Conservative MP for Ynys Mon, Virginia Crosbie, has officially apologised for translation errors spotted by constituents on her Welsh Language website according to BBC news online. Virginia Crosby said the translation was an “automatic translation” and was “not...
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