Nael F M Hijjo
Biographic Data
| ID | 8210464 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nael F M Hijjo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nael F M |
| FAMILY NAME | Hijjo |
| SIGNATURE | HIJJO N F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2466-4998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
English Translations of Mencius from Three Different Centuries
Mencius’ teachings, deeply entrenched in the male-dominated discourse of ancient China, have historically been interpreted from a masculine viewpoint. However, the rise of the feminist movement and advancements in global communication have significantly expanded the audience for Mencius’ philosophy. Concurrently, the English language, influenced by feminist perspectives, has been evolving towards a more gender-neutral style. Against this backdrop…
Translating immigration in the multicultural and multilingual United States of America
As part of its civic integration of new immigrants into the American society, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a guide for new immigrants in English and its translations in 14 languages. This paper analyzes USCIS’s English publication titled Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants and its Arabic official translation titled مرحبا بكم في الولايات المتحدة: دليل المهاجرين الجدد. The purpose of …
The Translator’s Agency and the Text Superstructure in the English-Arabic News Translation
This paper explores the possibility of the translator’s ideological impact on the reproduction of the text superstructure in translating argumentative political newspaper articles. The superstructure of the source argumentative newspaper articles and their translations are compared and interpreted following the problem-solution model and the notion of ideology. The research data consists of 16 source articles and their 15 translations. The data w…
Reframing Arabic narratives on Daesh [Isis] textually through translation
Many an ethically minded translator would think twice or thrice prior to translating an ideologically loaded text as they need to reflect the encoded ideologies of the original narrative in the target narrative. Yet, some translators decide, for different reasons, to undermine and challenge the narratives in question, thus applying various reframing strategies to superimpose certain directionality on the original narratives. This paper, therefore…
Reframing the Arabic Narratives on Daesh in the English Media
This paper discusses the dynamic role of translators in possibly promoting certain ideologies and political agendas by presenting stories through the lens of an ideologically laden meta-narrative. It compares the representation of ‘ Daesh ’ in the narratives of Arabic editorials and their English translations published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). MEMRI is a pro-Israeli organization, widely cited by leading Western media o…
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Reframing the Arabic Narratives on Daesh in the English Media
This paper discusses the dynamic role of translators in possibly promoting certain ideologies and political agendas by presenting stories through the lens of an ideologically laden meta-narrative. It compares the representation of ‘ Daesh ’ in the narratives of Arabic editorials and their English translations published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). MEMRI is a pro-Israeli organization, widely cited by leading Western media o…
The Translator’s Agency and the Text Superstructure in the English-Arabic News Translation
This paper explores the possibility of the translator’s ideological impact on the reproduction of the text superstructure in translating argumentative political newspaper articles. The superstructure of the source argumentative newspaper articles and their translations are compared and interpreted following the problem-solution model and the notion of ideology. The research data consists of 16 source articles and their 15 translations. The data w…
Reframing Arabic narratives on Daesh [Isis] textually through translation
Many an ethically minded translator would think twice or thrice prior to translating an ideologically loaded text as they need to reflect the encoded ideologies of the original narrative in the target narrative. Yet, some translators decide, for different reasons, to undermine and challenge the narratives in question, thus applying various reframing strategies to superimpose certain directionality on the original narratives. This paper, therefore…
Translating immigration in the multicultural and multilingual United States of America
As part of its civic integration of new immigrants into the American society, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a guide for new immigrants in English and its translations in 14 languages. This paper analyzes USCIS’s English publication titled Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants and its Arabic official translation titled مرحبا بكم في الولايات المتحدة: دليل المهاجرين الجدد. The purpose of …
English Translations of Mencius from Three Different Centuries
Mencius’ teachings, deeply entrenched in the male-dominated discourse of ancient China, have historically been interpreted from a masculine viewpoint. However, the rise of the feminist movement and advancements in global communication have significantly expanded the audience for Mencius’ philosophy. Concurrently, the English language, influenced by feminist perspectives, has been evolving towards a more gender-neutral style. Against this backdrop…
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