A Palestinian recounts what is now an everyday horror story in northern Gaza: of his futile efforts to dig out his neighbours, a mother and her two young children, trapped under rubble while Israeli snipers fire on him; watching their slow, painful deaths; and then fighting off a…

Has anyone else noticed that the standard of journalism has gone up as more people actually read South Africa’s #ICJ document? The quality of the work in distilling information and sources is impeccable, and devastatingly powerful. If you haven’t read it yourself, please do:…

RT @cprazevedo: Every day, I force myself to watch some videos with evidence of the horrors the Palestinians in Gaza are going through. One…

👉 NEW: Too controversial for UK media

By Richard ⁦@NortonTaylor⁩

Mainstream journalists are ignoring reports by Declassified & others on the build-up of military equipment at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus, and an increase in flights from there to Israel

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Translating Dissent: Voices from and with the Egyptian Revolution

To order a copy, go to https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138929876 Published 2016, by Routledge Discursive interventions in the political arena are heavily mediated by various acts of translation that enable protest movements to connect across the globe. Focusing on the Egyptian experience since 2011, this volume brings together a unique group of activists who are able to reflect on the complexities, challenges and limitations

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Translational Epistemologies and Open Science

Towards Equitable and Sustainable Ecosystems of Knowledge Production and Dissemination   Hosted by Encounters in Translation Journal and Bodies in Translation Project   Time and place: Oct. 21, 2025 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM HF12 – 12th floor of Niels Treschow’s Building Add to calendar Registration is FREE for both in person and virtual attendance. The language of the event is English. Please register here. Time and place: Oct.

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Activism and Volunteerism in Translation: A Critical Reappraisal

Mona Baker Keynote at 11th Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum 2025   Abstract Much has been written about activist and volunteer groups of translators and interpreters who have played an important role in promoting a variety of political agendas, at least since the rise of the global justice movement at the beginning of this century. But we are now witnessing

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The Translator in the AI Era: An “Ethical Buffer*”?

Khadidja Merakchi Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University March 25, 2025 I recently finished a revision of the Arabic translation of guidelines for caregivers (both professional and non professional), on caring for older people, and the process gave me some food for thought—Beyond the painful reminder of the decline that often comes with age, and the comfort in the quiet gratitude

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Poem: Apologies to All the People in Lebanon, June Jordan, 1982

  Editors, The Black Agenda Review 21 Aug 2024 If you have not yet read Marina Magloire’s stunning essay “Moving Towards Life ,” you should. It is a lucid, eloquent, and fantastically-researched piece on June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and the politics of friendship and Black solidarity with Palestine. Magloire demonstrates in jaw-dropping fashion the efforts of certain so-called progressives to

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Huda Fakhreddine & Yasmeen Hanoosh: Translating Arabic & Gaza

  17 January, 2025 • Yasmeen Hanoosh, Huda Fakhreddine   The Markaz Review       We have spent our lives and our entire histories unpacking ourselves culturally and politically for the benefit of an uninterested, arrogant, self-centered other who is often at the same time the oppressor and aggressor who is responsible for our miseries, benefits from them, and

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What Is Scholasticide?

A recent resolution to condemn scholasticide has brought renewed attention to the term. But what does it mean? And where did it come from? Inside Higher Ed explains. By  Josh Moody Last week members of the American Historical Association voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution condemning scholasticide in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The resolution

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Volunteer and Staff Openings at Respond Crisis Translation

        Dear Respond Community and Supporters, January 2025 We’re excited to share that we have a few volunteer and staff openings on our team, and we’d greatly appreciate your help in finding the right candidates for these positions. These roles offer meaningful opportunities for individuals who are committed to providing language access to migrants, refugees, and others

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International Research School for Media Translation and Digital Culture (MTDC) 2025: Call for applications

International Research School for Media Translation and Digital Culture (MTDC) 2025: Call for applications Dates: 23-28 June 2025 Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University Mode: Face-to-face   The Centre for Translation at Hong Kong Baptist University is delighted to announce that it will host the 4th International Research School for Media Translation and Digital Culture (MTDC) in June 2025. Launched in

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