Amman, Jordan will participate in the 9th International Translation Conference, to be held in Doha on January 28, along with an elite of academics and translators from various countries to discuss problems of interculturalisation.
Organized by the Forum of Arab and International Relations, the conference coincides with a ceremony of paying tribute to the winners in the 8th edition of the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding, which is due to be held following the conclusion of the conference.
The two-day event will discuss several themes in 6 scientific sessions, including Arabic/Turkish translation, and Arabic translation from and into Kazakh, Vietnamese, Romanian, Swahili, and Bahasa Indonesia.
Moreover, participants will tackle the author’s translation of his works, problems of self-translation, pioneers of Arabic translation in the last half century, and some evaluation studies.
The award steering committee has previously finalized the process of the preliminary sorting of the nominations submitted for the award, with the participation of 33 Arab and foreign countries representing individuals and institutions relevant to translation.
Source: Jandan News Agency