Between 2 Arabic Translators

2translators, Interviews Between 2 Arabic Translators, Oman, Yasmeen Hanoosh, Zia Ahmed

Omani Literature and the Translator as Intruder

January 30, 2026

In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Zia Ahmed discuss approaching Arabic translation via English and Urdu, the layers of “outsider-ness” in translation, and the boom of narrative fiction in Oman.

2translators, Interviews Between 2 Arabic Translators, diglossia, Jonathan Wright, linguistic register, polyglossia, Yasmeen Hanoosh

Translating Arabic Polyglossia

December 17, 2025

In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright’s start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.