Ruth Abou Rached
Biographic Data
| ID | 5797860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Abou Rached |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth Abou |
| FAMILY NAME | Rached |
| SIGNATURE | RACHED R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8961-5586 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Stories of a story”
Scholars of Arab women’s writings in translation often deem it essential that readers of translations have access to the original version. This article puts forward another perspective: by using tools of feminist paratranslation, we can read translated works as complex and situated texts in their own right. To demonstrate this, I read The Story of Zahra (1986) by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Wild Thorns (1985) by Sahar Khalifeh and Only A Half (1984) by Sami…
Jonathan Wright on translating Arab and Iraqi literature, interview by Ruth Abou Rached
Jonathan Wright is a British journalist and literary translator, known for bringing many works of Arab fiction to new audiences via translation for the past fifteen years. His recent works, however, seem more connected to Iraq: in addition to The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim and Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, he has translated The Book of Collateral Damage by Sinan Antoon (Yale University Press, 2020) and God 99 by Blasim (Comma Press…
Iraqi women (re)writing their stories
Since the 1970s, Iraqi women writers have engaged with translation as part of their creative expression and literary activism. Until recently, little has been written on how stories by Iraqi women writers have been mediated in English translation. This gap is surprising in view of Iraq’s high international profile for decades. In this article, I revisit the times and places in which Iraqi women stories – and their politics of counter-hegemonic so…
Remembering the literary achievements of Daizy Al-Amir
Eminent Iraqi writer Daizy Al-Amir passed away in Houston, USA in November 2018. Born in Alexandria in 1935, she was a prolific short-story writer who wrote and travelled across many countries and continents throughout the course of her life. Daizy Al-Amir’s legacy to Arab and women’s literature, particularly in Beirut, are many-faceted. This article pays tribute to two important aspects of Daizy Al-Amir’s work: her literary works published with …
The politics of women-focused activism, academia and the state in Middle East and North Africa
This article is a transcription of a conversation between Zahia Smail-Salhi and Ruth Abou Rached on the emerging trends and developments in women-focused activism. Here, we explore activism inside and outside academia; the politics of feminism in MENA state discourses; the changing terms of reference for gender; the diverse locations and solidarities of women-focused political engagements
The politics of women-focused activism, academia and the state in Middle East and North Africa
This article is a transcription of a conversation between Zahia Smail-Salhi and Ruth Abou Rached on the emerging trends and developments in women-focused activism. Here, we explore activism inside and outside academia; the politics of feminism in MENA state discourses; the changing terms of reference for gender; the diverse locations and solidarities of women-focused political engagements
The politics of women-focused activism, academia and the state in Middle East and North Africa
This article is a transcription of a conversation between Zahia Smail-Salhi and Ruth Abou Rached on the emerging trends and developments in women-focused activism. Here, we explore activism inside and outside academia; the politics of feminism in MENA state discourses; the changing terms of reference for gender; the diverse locations and solidarities of women-focused political engagements
Remembering the literary achievements of Daizy Al-Amir
Eminent Iraqi writer Daizy Al-Amir passed away in Houston, USA in November 2018. Born in Alexandria in 1935, she was a prolific short-story writer who wrote and travelled across many countries and continents throughout the course of her life. Daizy Al-Amir’s legacy to Arab and women’s literature, particularly in Beirut, are many-faceted. This article pays tribute to two important aspects of Daizy Al-Amir’s work: her literary works published with …
Jonathan Wright on translating Arab and Iraqi literature, interview by Ruth Abou Rached
Jonathan Wright is a British journalist and literary translator, known for bringing many works of Arab fiction to new audiences via translation for the past fifteen years. His recent works, however, seem more connected to Iraq: in addition to The Iraqi Christ by Hassan Blasim and Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, he has translated The Book of Collateral Damage by Sinan Antoon (Yale University Press, 2020) and God 99 by Blasim (Comma Press…
Iraqi women (re)writing their stories
Since the 1970s, Iraqi women writers have engaged with translation as part of their creative expression and literary activism. Until recently, little has been written on how stories by Iraqi women writers have been mediated in English translation. This gap is surprising in view of Iraq’s high international profile for decades. In this article, I revisit the times and places in which Iraqi women stories – and their politics of counter-hegemonic so…
“Stories of a story”
Scholars of Arab women’s writings in translation often deem it essential that readers of translations have access to the original version. This article puts forward another perspective: by using tools of feminist paratranslation, we can read translated works as complex and situated texts in their own right. To demonstrate this, I read The Story of Zahra (1986) by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Wild Thorns (1985) by Sahar Khalifeh and Only A Half (1984) by Sami…
Arabic (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)