#Translating

The #Mughal period in India is known for a court sponsored programme of translation from #Sanskrit and attempts to translate Indic metaphysics into the idiom of #Sufism and #Persianate #IslamicPhilosophy
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"Jews and Christians believe in The Bible"Actually, I do not believe in the Bible Jews don't believe in the Bible. We don't read the Bible. Muslims read the Bible
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The Chishtī Ṣābirī Sufi Shāh Muḥibbullāh Ilāhābādī is perhaps one of the most celebrated figures in Mughal intellectual history, acting as a confluence of the school of #IbnArabi #Avicennism and
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Hi nerds, let's talk real quick about this new Biden radio ad, "Arroz," which interestingly tackles the issue of cultural competency in ads targeting Florida's Puerto Ricans.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht6VxRf253g&
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Nüshu 女书 (women's script) is probably the only script in the world used exclusively among women. It's phonetic (whereas Chinese characters are logographic) and is based on the dialect of
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In 2021, let's drop the extremely bizarre idea that fan translations are inherently more trustworthy than professional translations. A short thread: I almost understand why people wind up with this
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#THREAD: Let's explore the #Karnataka High Court’s direction of 'wide publicity' of the draft EIA 2020 & MoEFCC's misleading claims in its 'statement of objections' 1/9#India #EIA2020 July 16th:The union envir
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I know I'm opening a huge can of worms, but here goes.As translators, what is the right way to handle "offensive" content? Who determines what gets "left in", and what
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Getting ready to do a series of posts about the women of the Paris vice squad secret archives "BB1"—The Book of the Courtesans. These were artists, actresses, gay artistocrats, journalists,
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100 degrees in the Arctic Circle.I try not to share terrible things without a recommendation for how to respond. Some principles & methods are here in @jtbrg's article http://www.rosalux-nyc.org/wp-content/files_mf/degrowth052020upd
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How writing makes you smarter: A Monday thread.1. Writing is a neuron-pumping activity that challenges your brain to translate shapeless ideas into logical, syntax-conforming sentences. It’s mental gymnastics when you
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Investors always ask me how I am able to get picks, seemingly early.1) Daily Top % gainers, losers, volume lists2) See, hear it on SM or on BNN/CNBC3) Do some
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I didn't know what it was like to be nobody until I stepped outside the communities I was somebody in. It was necessary and humbling to reflect year after year
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yeah, this about insult right here is why i have a hard time answering "what are other terms of endearment in chinese", because affection is premised on the idea that
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It's beyond weird how some African Americans are not just trying to claim egyptian culture, but also strip egyptians the rightful owners from it!I seriously don't understand how someone who
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FOOL!That is a 200 year old translation of a British Christian named Wilson who declared his aim was conversion of Hindus.The word Nāstika DOES NOT even occur in the RigvedaThe
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