Ghada Osman
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ghada Osman is involved.
2014 “The sheikh of the translators”: The translation methodology of Hunayn ibn Ishaq The Sociological Turn in Translation and Interpreting Studies, Angelelli, Claudia V. (ed.), pp. 41–55 | Article
With the ascension to power of the Abbasid dynasty in 750 CE and the transfer of the capital of the Muslim Empire to the newly-created city of Baghdad, the middle of the eighth century heralded an era that in Islamic history is referred to as the “Golden Age,” during which period the Muslim world… read more
2012 “The sheikh of the translators”: The translation methodology of Hunayn ibn Ishaq The Sociological Turn in Translation and Interpreting Studies, Angelelli, Claudia V. (ed.), pp. 161–175 | Article
With the ascension to power of the Abbasid dynasty in 750 CE and the transfer of the capital of the Muslim Empire to the newly-created city of Baghdad, the middle of the eighth century heralded an era that in Islamic history is referred to as the “Golden Age,” during which period the Muslim world… read more
2011 “A crime in another language?” revisited: Arabic-centered discourse in the Yousry case Translation and Interpreting Studies 6:1, pp. 1–23 | Article
In 1995, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman was convicted for his role in the 1993 plot to bomb the World Trade Center. In 2002, Abdel-Rahman’s attorney Lynne Stewart and his interpreter Mohammed Yousry were arrested and charged with aiding terrorism. The crux of the evidence against them came from their… read more
2007 "A crime in another language?" An analysis of the interpreter's role in the yousry case Translation and Interpreting Studies 2:1, pp. 47–82 | Article
The authors of this study apply discourse analysis to the Arabic<>English interpretation performed by Mohamed Yousry for Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and his lawyer, Lynn Stewart. The article begins with a review of the latest research in the field that highlights the interpreter’s role as… read more
