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  • 1.  Need Arabic translation assistance

    Posted 10-13-2016 10:28 AM

    Hello everyone:

    I'm in the process of cataloging a recently acquired collection of items from a veteran of the most recent Iraq War and came across a couple books written in what I'm assuming is Arabic.  It could be something else, but I don't know.  One looks like some kind of propaganda booklet and one honestly looks like a romance novel involving missiles and a woman, judging by the cover art.  Very exciting, I'm sure.

    Can anyone translate what's written there? Or can anyone point me in the direction of someone who could?

    Thanks,

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    Geoffrey Woodcox
    Assistant Curator of Collections
    State Historical Society of North Dakota
    Bismarck ND
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  • 2.  RE: Need Arabic translation assistance

    Posted 10-14-2016 09:05 AM

    Try universities in your region. My daughter is taking Arabic at George Mason Univ, in VA; professors and advanced students near you might be helpful.

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    Margit Hotchkiss
    Deputy Director of Audience and Business Development
    Norman Rockwell Museum
    Stockbridge MA

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  • 3.  RE: Need Arabic translation assistance

    Posted 10-14-2016 11:19 PM

    Dear Geoffrey,

    I can put you in touch with a professional Arabic-English-Arabic museum translator who works with museums in Qatar and the Gulf, and whom we use for all our exhibition content translation. Sometimes we ask her to do a 'give us an idea of what this is' type of translation, through to full document translations with mirror page layout, inserted images, etc. Let me know if you'd like an introduction at  pamela.erskine-loftus@northwestern.edu

    Regards,

    Pamela

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    Pamela Erskine-Loftus, PhD
    Director,
    The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar
    Doha, Qatar

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  • 4.  RE: Need Arabic translation assistance

    Posted 10-17-2016 06:18 AM

    Hello dear,

    I think I can help you with that.I am from Qatar Museums and can easily help in any required way.

    Kindly contact me for further details.

    kindest Regards,

    Reema

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    Reema Al-Saegh
    Strategy Planning Specialist
    Qatar Museum
    Doha

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