This A to Z is the first book to both highlight common translation pitfalls and adopt a bidirectional approach, by addressing problems relating to both Arabic - English and English - Arabic translation. Each translation problem is carefully contextualized and illustrated with authentic examples draw[...]

In the 1820s, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, was a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris, where he remained for five years, compiling his observations of European culture for the benefit of his countrymen. His account, Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz, is one[...]