An-Najah National University

List of John Benjamins publications that have an author or editor affiliated with An-Najah National University*

Shehab, Ekrema 2026 Decoding the unspoken: Pragmatic and cultural challenges in translating Arabic proverbs into English

Keywords: proverb translation | Arabic-English translation | pragmatics | literary translation | context-based translation | traduction des proverbes | traduction arabe–anglais | pragmatique | traduction littéraire | traduction contextuelle

FORUM 24:1 p. 87 | article

Qawariq, Rami, Mohammed Hamdan & Aya Anaya 2025 Translating passive voice from English to Arabic: Functional assessment of translation strategies and procedures

Keywords: English-Arabic translation | passive | systemic functional grammar | news reports | stylistic functions | traduction anglais-arabe | voix passive | grammaire fonctionnelle systémique | reportages | fonctions stylistiques

FORUM 23:2 pp. 274–295 | article

Shehab, Ekrema, Heba Yassen & Abdul-Rahman Qadan 2025 A cognitive approach to translating English health and illness business metaphors into Arabic

Keywords: metaphor translation | cognitive metaphor | cognitive equivalence | health and illness metaphors | traduction des métaphores | métaphore conceptuelle | équivalence cognitive | métaphores de la santé et de la maladie

Babel 72:2 pp. 225–249 | article

Shehab, Ekrema & Saqir Odeh 2025 Linguistic issues in the localization of English video games into Arabic: A descriptive study

Keywords: video game localization | Arabic translation | localization quality

Translation Spaces | Online First Publication, 19 pp. | article

Hamamra, Bilal & Rafa Maqboul 2024 The ghostliness of translation: Jabra’s and Mutran’s translations of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Keywords: Shakespeare’s Hamlet | translation | hauntology | ghosts | intertextuality | Hamlet de Shakespeare | traduction | hantologie | fantômes | intertextualité

FORUM 22:1 pp. 26–48 | article

Hamdan, Mohammed 2023 Rewriting the Indian other: A post-colonial translation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The story of Muhammad Din” into Arabic

Keywords: Rudyard Kipling | Muhammad Din | Indian | power | postcolonial translation | resistance | Rudyard Kipling | Muhammad Din | Indien | pouvoir | traduction postcoloniale | résistance

Babel 69:5 pp. 641–665 | article

Shehab, Ekrema Mohammad, Abdelkarim Tawfiq Daragmeh, Abdul-Rahman Saleh Qadan & Reema Essam Nazzal 2022 A cognitive approach to metaphor translation in business texts: The case of English into Arabic translation

Keywords: business texts | cognitive approach | simple metaphor | complex metaphor | translation strategy | textes d’affaires | approche cognitive | métaphore simple | métaphore complexe | stratégie de traduction

FORUM 20:1 pp. 116–133 | article

Shehab, Ekrema, Abdelkarim Daragmeh & Iman Rayyan 2019 The translation of Palestinian prisoners’ cryptic security Arabic terms into English

Keywords: Palestinian prisoners | culture-specific terms | security prison terms | pragmatics | instrumental translation | prisonniers palestiniens | termes spécifiques à la culture | termes de sécurité dans les prisons | pragmatique | traduction instrumentale

Babel 65:5 pp. 648–661 | article

Abuarrah, Sufyan 2019 Time tells a story: Temporality as a marker of ideology in the Palestinian political discourse

Keywords: temporality | adverbials | political discourse | language function | ideology | power

Pragmatics and Society 10:2 pp. 230–250 | article

Abuarrah, Sufyan 2018 A pragmatic framework to note-taking in consecutive interpretation

Keywords: pragmatics | consecutive interpretation | note-taking | framework | heuristics and principles | pragmatique | interprétation consécutive | prise de notes | cadre | heuristique et principes

Babel 64:3 pp. 414–433 | article

Shehab, Ekrema & Abdel Karim Daragmeh 2018 Textual transformation of an Arabic poem into an American rap song

Keywords: Arabic poetry | rap songs | genre shift | translation strategies | hip hop culture | poésie arabe | chansons rap | transfert de genre | techniques de traduction | culture du hip hop

FORUM 16:2 pp. 265–283 | article

*Please note that this list may be inaccurate for older publications.