Translation and Interpreting Institute

Beyond Fault Lines: Translating "the Gulf" - March 23rd - 24th 2015

Location: Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar Deadline for proposals: October 30th, 2014 Conference dates: March 23rd – 24th, 2015 Conference is organized by: Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) “Beyond Fault Lines: Translating ‘the Gulf’” is the sixth in a series of annual international conferences that aim to create a Gulf-based platform for discussing issues related to translation. It will be held from March 23 to March 24, 2015 at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), Qatar.

Imagine you are a Palestinian academic or a student

The Islamic University of Gaza bombed by Israeli F16 warplanes, August 02, 2014. (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Nazmi Al-Masri on August 12, 2014 Over the one-year period from July 2013 to July 2014, I was supposed to participate in six international academic conferences and meetings as a partner in four international projects: three EU-funded projects (two from Erasmus-Mundus, one Tempus) and one BritishArts and Humanities Research Council-funded project. Because of the siege and the current war, I could not participate in any of these academic gatherings, which were held in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Jordan, and Cyprus....