Women in Translation Month 2025: That ‘Odd, Uneven Time’
Women in Translation Month 2025:
That ‘Odd, Uneven Time’
“August rain: The best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” – Sylvia Plath
By Ibtihal Rida Mahmood
Since 2014, the month of August has been celebrated as Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth). And like the month itself, translation sits in that “odd uneven time,” a liminal space where language and meaning can be negotiated, reclaimed, or even appropriated. When it comes to the women who inhabit this space, as authors and as translators, the liminality of that space feels like a fertile ground for reclaiming language, narrative, and the power of truth-telling.
Read the full article on ArabLit:
https://arablit.org/2025/08/01/women-...
That ‘Odd, Uneven Time’
“August rain: The best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” – Sylvia Plath
By Ibtihal Rida Mahmood
Since 2014, the month of August has been celebrated as Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth). And like the month itself, translation sits in that “odd uneven time,” a liminal space where language and meaning can be negotiated, reclaimed, or even appropriated. When it comes to the women who inhabit this space, as authors and as translators, the liminality of that space feels like a fertile ground for reclaiming language, narrative, and the power of truth-telling.
Read the full article on ArabLit:
https://arablit.org/2025/08/01/women-...
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