Yesterday Human Rights Watch published the article UAE: Spousal Abuse Never a Right on their site criticizing a decision by the UAE Federal Supreme Court that upholds the “right” of a husband to “chastise” his wife and children with beatings and other forms of disciplinary measures such as punishments and coercion as long as no [...]

Cultural awareness is a quality all good translators have. Anyone who has ever been submerged in two or more completely different languages understands that there is more to language than just words: There is culture, history, legacy, tradition, and other subtleties that make up both the textual and sub or paratextual meaning behind the words [...]

According to the ABC News, Pakistan is a 95% Muslim country, which might explain why there is currently a law there that was introduced by Pakistan’s former military ruler General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s, which carries the death penalty for insulting Islam or its prophet. The current government is pushing to change the law, [...]

Exactly one month ago today I published what I thought was an interesting little post about the legal and social consequences of a language conflict in the Middle East. The post was about the body of water that separates Iran from Saudi Arabia and all its names: The Gulf of Basra, the Arabian Gulf, the [...]

The question: What is the name of the body of water that separates Iran from Saudi Arabia?
The answer: has proven to be quite complicated…