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2026 Farhat G. Ziadeh Distinguished Lecture, Lecture by Shawkat Toorawa
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT
Farhat J. Ziadeh Lecture in Arab and Islamic Studies 2026 feature Shawkat M. Toorawa (Yale University) who will be giving a talk entitled “Finding True North: Reflections on the Translation of Arabic Literature.
Shawkat M. Toorawa is the Brand Blanshard Professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University. He is a scholar, translator, and editor. He has published studies on the history of Arabic literature, translated the poetry of Adonis and the Quran, and he has been involved in numerous translation projects in his role as an executive editor for the Library of Arabic Literature.
In his talk, Professor Toorawa will share his unique insights to his research and translations over the course of his long career.
The talk is free and open to the public.
