Chain-of-Thought Prompting for Literary & Philosophical Translation
Learn how Chain-of-Thought prompting helps translators break down complex philosophical and literary texts — producing accurate, resonant Arabic translations with AI.
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The Prize Economy: Shaping the Novel
A critical analysis of the Arabic literary prize economy — how the Booker shapes what gets written, who gets rewarded, who gets overlooked, and the difference between a prize as light and a prize as a limiting frame.
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Orientalism’s Mirror: Said & Translation
A balanced critical reading of Edward Said’s Orientalism — what he got right and where he fell short — and how the Orientalist system shapes the translation and reception of the Arabic novel in the West.
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Voice and Style — How to Preserve the Author’s Tone in Translation
The most common casualty of AI-assisted translation isn’t accuracy — it’s the author’s voice. Here’s a structured prompt that forces the model to preserve it, sentence by sentence.
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Creative vs Literal Translation: When to Choose Each and Why
Literal and creative translation are not opponents — they are two tools a professional translator knows when to use. The difference between the two, the criterion that governs the choice, and the most common mistakes in applying each approach.
