Title
Islamistan - Visages du radicalisme: Problems of Translation and 'Back' Translation
Description or Abstract
The Center for Translation Studies presents an interdisciplinary lecture by writer and translator Abdel Megid El Mehelmy, entitled: "Islamistan - Visages du radicalisme: Problems of Translation and 'Back' Translation". El Mehelmy talks about his experience and the various challenges he faced translating French journalist Claude Guibal's book on radical Islam into Arabic. The book offers a series of portraits about the different 'faces' of radical Islamism by drawing on a range of sources, some of which were in fact originally Arabic and translated into French. As such, El Mehelmy's lecture introduces a topic he considers of interest and importance to the Arabic reader, while raising thought-provoking questions about the role of translation.
Department
Center for Translation Studies
Contributor(s)
Arts and Humanities
Performance Date
March 2018
Content Type
Webinar
File Type
Video
Recommended Citation
El Mehelmy, Abdel Megid, "Islamistan - Visages du radicalisme: Problems of Translation and 'Back' Translation" (2018). Audio & Video by Faculty: Webinars, interviews, documentaries, etc.... 116.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/audiovisual_faculty_work/116