Nadia Abdulwahab Khawandanah

Writer and Translator

Nadia Abdulwahab Khoundanah is a Saudi writer and translator who combines her own writing with rendering texts between Arabic and other languages. Her translation work rests on balancing fidelity of meaning against the soundness of the receiving language — a task requiring knowledge of the cultural context of both texts. Her writing addresses cultural and social affairs and questions concerning women, and she has helped introduce translated literature and thought to Arab readers and contributed to debate on translation's role in building cultural bridges.