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Arabic litterateur | Palestine Book Award Judge | National Book Award Finalist 2024 I Art credit: Said Elatab and Shereen Audi
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Books that Open Worlds: A Palestinian Reader’s Journey

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By Najlaa Attallah, Sawad Hussain
| ArabLit
Palestine, Reviews Asad’s Secret, Najlaa Attallah, Sawad Hussain On the English Translation of Najlaa Attallah’s Asad’s Secret By Nada Hodali Asad’s Secret is a YA novel by the Palestinian author Najlaa Attallah. Originally published in Arabic as Sirr As’ad (سر أسعد) by Tamer Institute for Community Education, the English translation, Asad’s Secret, was translated by Sawad Hussain and published by Levine Querido.
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Not All Literary Translators Are Created Equal by Sawad Hussain

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By Sawad Hussain
| Wasafiri Magazine Verified
In this candid, comprehensive essay drawing on her own career experiences, our outgoing 2024 Translator-in-Residence Sawad Hussain discusses the particularities – both the perks and drawbacks – of translating between Arabic and English, and the larger inequities between language pairs in the translation industry. Reflections on the Inequities Between Language Pairs The profession of literary translation is fraught with questions: how do you gain a foothold in the industry?
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The Best New Books for Teens

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By Blessing Musariri, Djamila Morani, Sawad Hussain, Melissa Welliver
| Five Books
When It's Your Turn for Midnight This is a beautifully written novel that explores the complexities of family bonds, both biological and found. After an explosive quarrel involving her parents and sisters, 15 year old Chianti runs away to stay with her feisty grandmother in the Zimbabwean border town of Mutare. Chianti becomes part of the colourful daily life of a close-knit group of elders, who are busy dancing, drinking and running their upcycling business.
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