Freelance translator and editor
Freelance
Total years of experience :47 years, 10 Months
Utilizing my background in government, PR, teaching, journalism, translation, and editing in the service of various clients including the Near East Research Center of Columbia University in the Middle East.
Editing and Translating of Arabic-language media products into fluent idiomatic English.
Arabic to English and English to Arabic translation and editing.
Editing and rewriting of English-language articles in preparation for final publication.
Import and distribution of aluminium window and door hardware.
Department head, administrator, and negotiator with foreign airlines and civil aviation authorities for legal traffic rights.
Editor of "News and Views in the Jordanian Press, " a daily English-language summary of Arabic-language newspapers for foreign media correspondents in Jordan.
Master of Science in Journalism from the School of Public Communication of Boston University. Scholarship from the World Council of Churches. My dissertation was on how the New York Times adopted a rational stance against a proposed populist war with Spain, but was forced by public opinion to join the Yellow Press in rooting for the Spanish-American War of 1898. My GPA was 3.7.
Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Department of Government. 3.4 GPA. President of the International Club and the Association of Arab Students. Scholarship from the Institute of International Education, New York.
