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Dr. Mahmoud Muhammad Alhirthani
Assistant Professor
Dr. Mahmoud Muhammad Alhirthani
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Translation and Intercultural Studies
MA in Bilingual Translation
Entity
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Program
Master of Arts in Translation Studies
Divison
Department of Language, Culture and Communication
Biography
Dr. Mahmoud Alhirthani is an Assistant Professor of Translation and Intercultural Communication and an award-winning translator with over twenty-five years of extensive experience in the field. His career encompasses teaching translation, conducting research on translation and intercultural communication, and translating from English into Arabic.
He has published numerous refereed research papers and books in renowned and award-winning cultural venues both within and beyond the Arab world. As a translation educator and consultant, Dr. Alhirthani has taught a wide range of graduate-level courses, including literary translation, media translation, and discourse and communication analysis. He also has substantial experience in academic administration, leading study teams and teaching staff, organizing workshops, and serving on conference committees. His expertise extends to designing courses and programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Alhirthani has supervised and refereed numerous postgraduate theses in translation and intercultural studies at both local and international institutions. His exceptional work as a translator earned him the prestigious Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding for his Arabic translation of Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, a monumental work comprising 1,328 pages.
PhD in Translation and Intercultural Studies
The University of Manchester; Manchester, UK
2009
MA in Bilingual Translation
The University of Westminster; London, UK
2002
BA in English Literature
The Islamic University; Gaza, Palestine
1998
Assistant Professor
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2022 - Present
- Alhirthani, M. (2022). The periphery’s translation of the centre: Trump’s Middle East peace plan in Arabic. Special issue of The Translator 27(4). Hutchings, S. (ed.) Translation and the Ethics of Diversity.
- Alhirthani, M. (Translation into Arabic). (2022) Brownlie's principles of public international law, Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies.
- Alhirthani, M. (2022). The periphery’s translation of the centre: Trump’s Middle East peace plan in Arabic. Special issue of The Translator 27(4). Hutchings, S. (ed.) Translation and the Ethics of Diversity.
- Alhirthani, M. (Tr.) (2021) Enlightenment on the eve or revolution: the Egyptian and Syrian debates, Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies.
- Alhirthani, M. (Translation into Arabic; forthcoming). Gordon, N. and Nicola, P. (2020) Human shields: a history of people in the line of fire. University of California Press.
- 2019, Erasmus + grant (International Credit Mobility Programme).
- 2016 - 2017, Fulbright grant from US State Department to conduct research at Rutgers University, US.
- 2013, Alqsa University Award for Translation.
- 2005 - 2009, Alaqsa University grant to pursue Ph.D in the UK.