This talk will discuss whether translations in Arabic are objective or governed by other criteria as well as the influence and purposes of Arabic translation in the global landscape. The talk will also tackle how to promote books translated from Arabic.

This talk will explore the main challenges facing Arabic literature when translated into other languages and how translation contributes to promoting connections and building bridges of communication between different people. The role of literary publications in the promotion of Arabic culture and experiences will also be discussed.

This talk will cover the historical role of Orientalists in translating Arabic manuscripts into other languages and explore whether their influence is declining. The talk will also cover translating Arabic literature.

This talk will have speakers share their experiences translating One Thousand and One Nights into Spanish and Dutch as well as translating Adonis and Darwish’s poetry into Chinese.

This talk will discuss the experiences of Oneworld Publications, Nefeli Publications, Sandstone Press and Suhrkamp Publishing in publishing Arabic Literature in different languages.

This talk will discuss the role of Arabic Departments in Foreign Universities in Arabic book research, the role of teaching Arabic to non- Arabs in driving translation into Arabic forward, and how IBM translation software and Arabic as a Microsoft language on the Internet impact Arabic language translation.

This talk will discuss Classical Greek translations of Arabic philosophy and sciences and their influence on the European Renaissance as well as the role of universities and research centres in translating Arabic heritage material. Translations and research on Arabic literature will also be discussed in this talk.

This talk will present multiple experiences to illuminate the reality of translation from Arabic, addresses the dialogues of civilisations, and includes topics related to immigration and integration in Arabic translations.