Arabic in the Eyes of Other Languages

Join us on a journey with a writer and translator to explore translation as a vibrant space for the Arabic language — one that goes beyond the mere transfer of meaning to become a cultural and intellectual practice revealing the beauty and depth of the language.

The session delves into the art of translation to and from Arabic, highlighting how language serves as a bridge connecting people, carrying with it memory, identity, and imagination. It also opens a dialogue on the aesthetics of the Arabic script, the richness of its semantic structure, and the challenges translators face in conveying the language’s depth and poetic sensibility into another tongue.