AN ENCOUNTER IN TEHRAN
OUR STORY In the winter of 2000, during a visit to Tehran, I met a young accounting student who lived ...
Are Farsi and Arabic the Same?
I was waiting for the elevator of on the 9th floor of a quiet office building in midtown. It was ...
Doing Business in Iran: The French Connection
Farsi, or Persian, is my mother tongue. Like English, Farsi has taken a large amount of loan words from the ...
Down With Potatoes
One of the most engaging accounts of a literal translation is described in Hooman Majd’s book, The Ayatollah Begs To ...
Ethical Considerations for Interpreters
Today, I wanted to address ethics and ethical considerations in my practice. It’s a very important part of our practice, ...
Four Things to Know About Our Practice
I’m lucky to be a translator and an interpreter. My work is an intellectual exercise that reveals to me the ...