I remember how I used to study with my children on the same table. While I was studying for a degree, they were studying for their school exams. But it was the political uncertainty in the region that forced Abu Hijleh in 1956 to leave his homeland and seek refuge in Syria and Lebanon later. Soon after his return to Jordan from Lebanon in 1977, Abu Hijleh worked at the Royal Scientific Society for eight years, where he gave lectures and co-founded a study magazine on the significance of education in Jordan. He believes translation has become a valuable profession that is not very well respected nowadays in the Arab world.
Real translation requires intellectual liberty.
Being seen by the Arabic Palestinian Encyclopedia as a serious translator in the Arab world in terms of ranking, Abu Hijleh considers himself a translator of quality books, not quantities. He believes the Palestinians today are facing a demolishing war by the Israelis. I think the Palestinians must struggle until they achieve their full rights. For information about the content or for permission to redistribute, publish or use for broadcast, contact our syndication department.