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Learn About ATA Farsi Certification Program

Dear Colleagues: The business of translation of Farsi in the US has become questionable. Due to the lack of a standardized certification, many individuals...

An Encounter in Tehran

MY STORY Back in the winter of 2000, during a visit to Tehran, I met a young accounting student who lived in my parents’...

A Milestone Achieved

I founded Fravahr Translation in 2010. My company went through many ups and downs as do all small businesses. Recently, I reached an important...

What’s the ATA Certification and Why is it Important?

The American Translators Association (ATA) is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the United States with nearly 10,000 members in more...

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Know Your Interpreter

Recently, the American Translators Association (ATA) reprinted a news brief from the Associated Press in its newsletter. It concerned translation for the armed forces...

Google Translate: Friend or Foe?

Recently I put a Farsi-language ad in a Facebook group that said: If anyone needs any type of translation to and from Farsi, Please...

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Scam Alert: Fraudsters Target Interpreters and Clients

Perpetrators of business fraud are getting more sophisticated everyday, and the translating and interpreting field is no exception. All the familiar scams involving everything...

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, mainly because I work...

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 common concepts that underlie...