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Idiomatic: Harry Potter’s Journey to the West

Translation has always been a literary topic of interest to me. In high school I decided that I would only read literary works that were originally written in English because I was afraid that significant linguistic nuances would be lost … Continue reading

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Looking in the Light

Mulla Nasruddin (or Hoca Nasrettin in Turkey or Hodja Nasraddin) is a legendary Sufi mystic and the protagonist of many Islamic wisdom tales. “Hoca” means teacher and “mulla” is a teacher trained in Islamic law.  One of my favorite Nasruddin tales is the story about … Continue reading

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