Sawad Hussain (@sawadhussain) 's Twitter Profile
Sawad Hussain

@sawadhussain

Arabic litterateur | Palestine Book Award Judge | National Book Award Finalist 2024 I Art credit: Said Elatab and Shereen Audi

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Nasser Al Badri ناصر البدري (@nmabadri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So glad.. So proud 12 months of continuous work Great outcome “Alhamdulilah” Thank you for all the efforts you’ve put Ali علي المجيني | Ali Mujaini Thank you النادي الثقافي العماني for the unconditional support Thank you the team of #DarAlGhasam #BaitAlGhashamDarArabInternationalTranslationPrize 2025

So glad.. So proud 
12 months of continuous work 
Great outcome “Alhamdulilah”
Thank you for all the efforts you’ve put Ali <a href="/3liii96/">علي المجيني | Ali Mujaini</a> 
Thank you <a href="/culturaloman/">النادي الثقافي العماني</a> for the unconditional support 
Thank you the team of #DarAlGhasam
#BaitAlGhashamDarArabInternationalTranslationPrize 2025
M Lynx Qualey (@mlynxqualey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Was fortunate to talk to the eloquent &, well, extremely likeable Omar El Akkad for Bulaq yesterday, (whose 2017 novel "American War" featured way-way back in Bulaq episode 16. Episode coming soon, get his book where books are got.

Was fortunate to talk to the eloquent &amp;, well, extremely likeable Omar El Akkad for <a href="/bulaqbooks/">Bulaq</a> yesterday, (whose 2017 novel "American War" featured way-way back in Bulaq episode 16. 

Episode coming soon, get his book where books are got.
DarArab for Publishing and Translation (@dararabuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

H.E. Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Harassi, the event’s patron, also honored the winners of the prize’s second edition. Sudanese novelist Mustafa Khalid Mustafa won the Authors’ Category for his novel “Haha Kah Kah… I Barely Survived”, while American translator Luke Leafgreen

H.E. Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Harassi, the event’s patron, also honored the winners of the prize’s second edition.

Sudanese novelist Mustafa Khalid Mustafa won the Authors’ Category for his novel “Haha Kah Kah… I Barely Survived”, while American translator Luke Leafgreen
LENS CHANNEL | قناة العدسة (@lensbrk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ختام فعاليات الحفل السنوي لجائزة بيت الغشام دار عرب الدولية للترجمة تحت رعاية معالي الدكتور عبدالله بن ناصر الحراصي وزير الإعلام

Kotryna Garanasvili (@kotryna_21) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet the future of literary translation: this year’s emerging translators will read from their brilliant work in this special showcase National Centre for Writing. 9 mentees, 9 mentors, 8 languages 🇦🇪🇨🇳🇫🇴🇮🇹🇯🇵🇰🇷🇱🇹🇵🇱 See you online, 10 April. Do spread the word! 📣 🔗tinyurl.com/4kbct5zv

Meet the future of literary translation: this year’s emerging translators will read from their brilliant work in this special showcase <a href="/WritersCentre/">National Centre for Writing</a>. 9 mentees, 9 mentors, 8 languages 🇦🇪🇨🇳🇫🇴🇮🇹🇯🇵🇰🇷🇱🇹🇵🇱 See you online, 10 April. Do spread the word! 📣 
🔗tinyurl.com/4kbct5zv
Sawad Hussain (@sawadhussain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm teaching the Arabic translation workshop this summer Bristol Translates . It's online so you can apply from anywhere in the 🌍. Come translate with me & others who love Arabic literature. ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social It's not letting me post the link here, so go directly to the Bristol website.

Cassava Republic (@cassavarepublic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌟 Introducing the 2025 Being Black in Publishing Cohort! Say hello to a bold new generation of publishing talent from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya! Huge thanks to our funders @africannofilter for supporting this work and helping us build lasting representation and access.

🌟 Introducing the 2025 Being Black in Publishing Cohort! Say hello to a bold new generation of publishing talent from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya! 

Huge thanks to our funders @africannofilter for supporting this work and helping us build lasting representation and access.
Sahar | سحر (@saharothmani13) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm happy to report that I passed my viva this morning! Thank you to my panel: prof ProfessorZoeval 🌿💚🌳, Dr James Hadley & Prof Piotr Blumczyński for their brilliant engagement with my work! A giant thank you to my supervisors: Dr Kathleen, Neil Sadler, and Abdel-Wahab Khalifa for all their support

I'm happy to report that I passed my viva this morning!

Thank you to my panel: prof <a href="/amaravalde/">ProfessorZoeval 🌿💚🌳</a>, Dr <a href="/JamesLHadley/">James Hadley</a> &amp; Prof <a href="/PiotrBlum/">Piotr Blumczyński</a> for their brilliant engagement with my work!

A giant thank you to my supervisors: Dr Kathleen, <a href="/Neil_Sadler/">Neil Sadler</a>, and <a href="/AW_Khalifa/">Abdel-Wahab Khalifa</a> for all their support
Khalid Lyamlahy (@khalidlym) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Engaging & thought-provoking talk today at UChicago Franke Inst by Sawad Hussain on the power(lessness) of the translator & her experience as a #translator of Arabic literature. Thank you, Sawad, for sharing your insights & for taking the time to attend our Arabic Nadwa! #translation

Engaging &amp; thought-provoking talk today at <a href="/UChiFrankeInst/">UChicago Franke Inst</a> by <a href="/sawadhussain/">Sawad Hussain</a> on the power(lessness) of the translator &amp; her experience as a #translator of Arabic literature. Thank you, Sawad, for sharing your insights &amp; for taking the time to attend our Arabic Nadwa! #translation
Wasafiri (@wasafirimag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are deeply saddened to hear of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s passing. 🕊️ Pictured here at the launch of Wasafiri in 1984.

We are deeply saddened to hear of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s passing. 🕊️

Pictured here at the launch of Wasafiri in 1984.
Wasafiri (@wasafirimag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In this candid essay drawing on her own experiences, our outgoing Translator-in-Residence @SawadHussain discusses the particularities of translating between Arabic and English, plus the larger inequities between language pairs in the translation industry. buff.ly/CcvRVRC

Translation Spaces (@translspaces) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're calling for proposals for Guest-Edited Issue 16(1) of Translation Spaces (articles online first; print issue: July 2027). You'll find details of the journal at benjamins.com/catalog/ts and the call details are at lnkd.in/eBqpcje9 Deadline is September 1st 2025!

We're calling for proposals for Guest-Edited Issue 16(1) of Translation Spaces (articles online first; print issue: July 2027).
You'll find details of the journal at benjamins.com/catalog/ts and the call details are at lnkd.in/eBqpcje9

Deadline is September 1st 2025!
Wasafiri (@wasafirimag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have three more exciting events left for June: 🗓️ A roundtable discussion with Vanessa Kisuule, sarah lasoye, Irenosen Okojie, and Rivers Solomon 🗓️ A pitching workshop with Sawad Hussain 🗓️ A conversation between Ruby Hembrom and R T Samuel buff.ly/WqcZJK7

We have three more exciting events left for June: 

🗓️ A roundtable discussion with <a href="/Vanessa_Kisuule/">Vanessa Kisuule</a>, <a href="/sarahlasoye/">sarah lasoye</a>, <a href="/IrenosenOkojie/">Irenosen Okojie</a>, and Rivers Solomon
🗓️ A pitching workshop with <a href="/sawadhussain/">Sawad Hussain</a>
🗓️ A conversation between Ruby Hembrom and R T Samuel

buff.ly/WqcZJK7