Introduction to the Ethics of Sign Language Interpreting in the Middle East

Robert J Malka, Jaber Al-Kandery, Bader Al-Dookhi

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Robert Malka
20 May 2023

Translation & interpretation; Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Business ethics

The first work ever to detail ethics for sign language interpreters in the Middle East. Taken from my work in the Gulf as a mentor and teacher to budding interpreters in the region, I combine, modify, and expand on the broadly accepted principles stress-tested in the West and supervised by RID to fit with Islam and Gulf culture.

Whether you are a student dreaming of being an interpreter in the Gulf, the Levant, or North Africa, or a talented interpreter yourself, this is an essential component to the education of any sign language interpreter in a Muslim country, and, for Westerners, an excellent examination of a culture both multifaceted and unique.

14,000 words, first edition (May 2024), in both English and Arabic in Hardcover. Has exercises to help students understand the principles, sub-principles, and described techniques. Presumes knowledge of sign language, ideally Arabic Sign Language or a related dialect.

By: Robert J Malka
Consultant editor: Jaber Al-Kandery, Bader Al-Dookhi
Imprint: Robert Malka
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9798987590140
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 20 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Robert Malka is the leading sign language interpreter ethicist in the Middle East. He is COO and co-founder of Malka Communications Group, a multi-national company providing cutting-edge accessibility services worldwide. Mr. Malka has also previously piloted, as co-founder and COO, an online alternative to K-12 schooling emphasizing the Socratic method, which had presence on three continents and outstanding feedback from parents and students. His memoir on the experience of having deaf parents (publication pending) has been called ""a magnificent achievement"" by a National Humanities Medal winner.He is on the Board of the Bitcoin Today Coalition, where he lobbies Senators and other legislators on the value of Bitcoin, and creating a pro-Bitcoin regulatory environment. He is also a curriculum designer for My First Bitcoin, a non-profit in El Salvador. There, he helped design the first required bitcoin certification program at a public high school in the world. Its goal is to reach all high- schoolers in El Salvador, and eventually students around the world.Mr. Malka has been published in academic journals on Nietzsche and focuses on how to create meaning in culture and cultural institutions. He has also been published in Bitcoin Magazine. Mr. Malka has a Bachelor's in Philosophy and the History of Math and Science from St. John's College, Santa Fe. Mr. Al-Kandery has experience training interpreters in universities, banks, and deaf schools, and is widely known for helping people to learn the foundations of sign language. He has also been an advocate for Kuwaiti deaf rights, speaking in the Kuwaiti parliament and to esteemed representatives of the Kuwaiti government. He is a member of the World Federation of the Deaf, and Chief Operations Officer of D-FIFA, a Deaf soccer organization. Mr. Al-Dookhi is Kuwait's longest-standing sign language interpreter, and an expert in the regional signed languages. He has a master's degree, and is a teacher at the Deaf school in Kuwait."