Monthly Archives: March 2011

Ibn al-Arabi lecture at Boston University

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

In an stroke of good luck I stumbled upon Boston University’s lecture series in literary translation via the Three Percent events calendar. The next one happens to be about Arabic, and is Michael Sells presenting ‘Ibn al-Arabi’s translation of desires: … Continue reading →

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A Pretty Gift

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The Poetry Translation Centre has just started offering a set of postcards for purchase featuring poems in their original language and in English translation. It looks like a pretty set including poems written in Arabic, Dari, Tajik, Urdu, Zapotec, Somali … Continue reading →

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Alive in…

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

When the uprising in Egypt began, I started translating ‘audio tweets’ for a service called Alive in Egypt. They offer a phone number that those without internet can call to leave a message that then gets translated and posted over … Continue reading →

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