I am an Egyptian, a language and journalism graduate who was educated in both the United States and England and have lived and worked for two decades in five different continents, including 13 years in America, 3 years in England, and 2 years in New Zealand. I hold an MA in journalism and public affairs from the American University in Washington, DC; a Postgraduate Certificate in Arabic-English/English-Arabic translation studies from the University of Westminster in London, England; and a BA in media communications from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

I taught media studies, journalism and international relations classes in the United States and New Zealand. I also served as a supply (media studies) teacher in London for six months. I am the author of the three books: The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010); The “Ugly American” in the Arab Mind: Why Do Arabs Resent America? (Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2011); and The Egyptian Revolution Between Hope and Despair: Mubarak to Morsi (New York: Algora Publishing, 2013). I worked as an independent journalist in the United States and published close to 100 articles in major American newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Editor & Publisher magazine, among others.

Although I hold a native command of both the Arabic and English languages, I specialise, however, in translating text from Arabic into English, particularly of general documents: media, politics, education, art and culture, literature, tourism, public relations, intellectual property, general correspondence, etc. I also excel in the editing and proofreading of English manuscripts.

Work Terms

I can translate between 2,000 to 3,000 words per day and I use SDL Trados 2014. My rate for translation is £0.07 GBP per source Arabic word to English ($100 per 1000 word); for proofreading it is $30 per 1000 words. Rate for transcription is $1.50 per minute (approximately 4 minutes to transcribe 1 minute of recording). My minimum fee is $30 and I’m afraid I don’t accept payment methods like Paypal and Moneybookers.