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Salma Alhafi, Translator

Salma Alhafi

Translator·Dar Al Saqi

Syria

Master's degree, Applied Linguistics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 11 years, 5 months

Translator

January 2023 - Present

Dar Al Saqi

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2023 - Present

Translated Death by Comfort by Paul Taylor, The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read by Philippa Perry, and Making
Monsters by David Livingstone Smith.

Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Translation

Freelance Translator

January 2016 - Present

Freelance Translator

Latakia, Syria

January 2016 - Present

Translated subtitles for multiple Netflix series and one feature film.
Localized content in hospitality, fashion, education, and advertising sectors.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing

Freelance Translator

January 2015 - Present

Freelance

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2015 - Present

Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

English Teacher

January 2015 - January 2026

Various Institutes

Latakia, Syria

January 2015 - January 2026

Designed and delivered English language instruction to a diverse student base, aged 3 to 40, adapting methods and curricula
to various learning needs.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Co‑translator

January 2025 - September 2025

TBA21

Madrid, Spain

January 2025 - September 2025

Co‑translated texts by Anees Ghanima from Arabic to English for the art book Palestine is Everywhere, edited by Skye Arundhati Thomas.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing

Volunteer Translator

January 2022 - January 2023

Center for Arab West Understanding

Cairo, Egypt

January 2022 - January 2023

Translated documents to bridge inter‑communal gaps and challenge stereotypes, supporting the organizations mission of
dialogue and understanding.

Company industry:
Journalism

Translation Internship

January 2022 - January 2023

Asdaa BCW

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2022 - January 2023

Completed a translation internship focusing on literary and technical texts.

Company industry:
Public Relations (PR)

Translator

January 2019 - January 2022

Aseer Alkutob Publisher

Cairo, Egypt

January 2019 - January 2022

Translated four novels: The Opposite of Always, Early Departures, The Couple Next Door, and The Boy Who Could Keep a
Swan in His Head.

Company industry:
Bookshop & Consumer Media

Co‑translator

January 2021 - January 2021

Ninawa Publishing House

Damascus, Syria

January 2021 - January 2021

Co‑translated literary works for the publishing house.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing

Translator

January 2020 - August 2020

Mintad Publishing House

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2020 - August 2020

Translated the first childrens book in the classic series The Famous Five by Enid Blyton.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing

Translation Internship

March 2018 - May 2020

House of Content

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

March 2018 - May 2020

Assisted in translating and localizing content for various clients.

Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing

Education

Syrian Virtual University

October 2023

October 2023

Master's degree, Applied Linguistics

Syria

GPA (percentage): 71%

GPA (percentage): 71%

University of Latakia

October 2019

October 2019

Bachelor's degree, English Literature

Syria

Skills

Non fiction
Expert
Non fiction
Expert
Young Adult Literature
Expert
Young Adult Literature
Expert
Journalism
Expert
Journalism
Expert
Hospitality
Expert
Hospitality
Expert
Literature
Expert
Literature
Expert
APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Intermediate
APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Intermediate
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Intermediate
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Intermediate
ADVERTISEMENT
Intermediate
ADVERTISEMENT
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
Intermediate
CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
Intermediate
FICTION WRITING
Intermediate
FICTION WRITING
Intermediate
FREELANCE WRITING
Intermediate
FREELANCE WRITING
Intermediate
LITERARY STUDIES
Intermediate
LITERARY STUDIES
Intermediate
NETFLIX EUREKA
Intermediate
NETFLIX EUREKA
Intermediate
SUBTITLES
Intermediate
SUBTITLES
Intermediate
WRITING
Intermediate
WRITING
Intermediate

Languages

English

Beginner

Hobbies and interests

Creative Writing

Won Beirut Short Stories of Goethe Institute, 2018.