Reflections on Interpreting

This webinar will provide an interesting discussion on the challenges and prospects in the field of interpreting.

Moderator: Mazen Alfarhan, Reviser and Interpreting Trainer, Translation and Interpreting Institute, CHSS, HBKU

Speakers: Mawafak Faik Tawfik, Principal Interpreter, Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar (Topic: Media Livestream Interpreting: Challenges and Ethics)

Dr. Summer Mouallem, Interpreter, Director of Arabic Translation Solutions Ltd. (UK), Former Lecturer at Salford, UCLan and Exeter Universities, UK (Topic: Challenges of Communication Across Cultures: the Case of Interpreting)

Dr. Hisham Khogali, Chief Interpreter, Trainer of Interpreting, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Saudi Arabia (Topic: Requirements and Challenges of Working as an Interpreter in IGOs)

Discussions will be held in Arabic.