Untranslatable

Fine Poetry, Fun Anecdotes, & Life Lessons in Medieval Middle East Monasteries: An Interview with Hilary Kilpatrick

The Book of Monasteries transports readers to a world of Christian monasteries rarely seen by outsiders.

May 29, 2023 • 

AJ Naddaff

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November 2022

March 2022

James Montgomery on Translation, ‘The Vehicle I’ve Been Looking For All Along’

Today, a new installment of my occasional series of talks with translators of premodern Arabic literature, featuring the eminent scholar-translator…

Mar 14, 2022 • 

AJ Naddaff

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Rami Khouri On the Story of the Human Condition

I spoke with Rami Khouri, veteran journalist and Director of Global Engagement at the American University of Beirut, on a number of topics related to…

Mar 10, 2022 • 

AJ Naddaff

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February 2022

Marcel Kurpershoek on the Beauties of Nabati Poetry

Conversation with a renowned Dutch Arabist specialized in Arabian poetry.

Feb 7, 2022 • 

AJ Naddaff

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November 2021

A Corrective Movement Paranoid About Its Own Correctiveness

Alexander Key on Domesticating Al-Jurjani 110%

Nov 8, 2021 • 

AJ Naddaff

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October 2021

Huda Fakhreddine: A Translator Must Have Something To Say About the Text

Today, the third installment of my series of talks with translators of premodern Arabic literature, features literary translator Huda Fakhreddine

Oct 25, 2021 • 

AJ Naddaff

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A Saturn Dreaming of Mercury

A talk with Maurice Pomerantz on The Maqāmāt of Hamadhānī

Oct 11, 2021 • 

AJ Naddaff

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September 2021