Women of Bayt al-Hikma 2.0: Translators on Work, Expectations, and Ideas in the Middle East

Meet four translators bringing books, debates, and new ideas into Arabic.

In this video, four translators from Ideas Beyond Borders’ Bayt al-Hikma 2.0 program reflect on their work and the Middle East.

For International Women’s Day, they discuss being questioned in professional spaces, navigating expectations at work and in public life, and claiming their place in fields where their presence is still challenged.

They come from different professions and countries, but their work is tied to the same goal: bringing ideas into Arabic and into public conversation.

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