by Asif Afzal | Dec 6, 2022 | Language, Transcription, Translation, UAE
A new study, revealed at the Frankfurt Book Fair, claims that the number of Arabic books being translated into the English language is increasing at an astonishing pace. The study, which was conducted in the decade between 2010 and 2020, by the European non-profit...
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 | Mar 20, 2020 | Language, Translation
Arabic literature in translation has a rich history spanning more than 1500 years across diverse and complex subjects. For many of these years, translated Arabic texts were highly sought after and ownership was a matter of pride and wealth. Unfortunately, the last few...
by Asif Afzal | Nov 27, 2018 | Language, Localization, Translation
Researchers at Dublin City University have released results of a study that suggests that, despite the hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence and Machine Translation (MT), technology struggles to complete with human expertise when translating literary texts. The...
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