I translate fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. 
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I translate so that people can tell their stories on their own terms. So that those often termed ‘underrepresented’, ‘misrepresented’, or ‘sensationalised’ can step away from being described that way. I’m especially interested in well-informed stories involving migration and the reasons behind migration, as well as nuanced Muslim characters, since I associate with both of these heritages myself. 

SEEKING A PUBLISHER
​Full pitch packs available on request

• ME, MY FRIEND AND THE DONKEY, Mahmoud Shukair (young adult novel)
  Samples online at ArabLit and World Kid Lit. 
   
• IN THE TENDERNESS OF WAR, Najat Abdel Samad (true story collection) 
  Read or listen to a sample.
  The collection featured on the British Council's list of must-translate Arabic books.​​

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS
See also the published samples mentioned to the left 

• OVER THE LINE, Najwa Bin Shatwan (short story)
  SpLitera Cultural Association, forthcoming 2021
  
  
• A short story by Mahmoud Shukair and an essay will appear in ArabLit Quarterly's Fall 2021 issue.
  
  
• HOME AND COUNTRY, THEN AND NOW, Elsayeed Shendy (essay)
  The Scribe magazine -- University of Leeds 2020 ​

RELATED ACTIVITIES

• Visible Communities translator in residence for the National Centre for Writing, May 2021
  
  
• Emerging Translators Mentee, National Centre for Writing, 2020-21
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• Social Media Administrator, World Kid Lit
  
  
• Trained by the Stephen Spender Trust to deliver creative translation workshops in schools