Arabic Translators in Virginia

I translate and interpret between Arabic, French, and English with a specialized focus on the social sciences. My work encompasses sensitive intelligence, legal documentation, and political analysis, including projects related to weapons of mass destruction and detainee affairs for government clients. I have served as a team leader managing large groups of linguists, overseeing workflow, quality assurance, and daily performance for national media exploitation centers. Beyond direct translation and transcription, I provide cultural guidance on the Arab and Islamic world and train military personnel on dialectal distinctions. My background includes analyzing classified documents, screening intelligence materials, and reporting on international political and economic developments. Holding a Master's degree in International Transactions and a Bachelor's degree in Finance, I bring precise subject-matter expertise to complex assignments across these language pairs.

I provide translation in general, economic, social, political and Information Technology areas.

In a nutshell, I have a B.A degree in English with major in translation from University of Alexandria, Egypt May 1999, I am a native speaker of Arabic and I live in Washington DC, metro area. I have more than 12 years of professional experience working in bilingual positions in many countries as well as a freelancer translating projects in various fields including medical, legal, publications, financial and others.

I currently work in counterterrorism, so I specialize in translating materials particularly related to explosives and military fields.

I am fluent in both Arabic and English, having lived in the United States, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian Territories. My experience in translation has included work for a newspaper (The Palestine Times) and one of the largest investment companies in the Middle East. I am comfortable and proficient translating and editing from and into either Arabic or English in a broad variety of subjects.

Native Arabic linguist: Modern Standard, Levantine/Syrian and Gulf dialects. In depth knowledge of geopolitics, social and cultural aspects of the Middle East and North Africa. DLPT Scores: Arabic / English 4+ and 5s (provided upon request.) Deployment to the Middle East (Qatar and Kuwait) as a linguist in support of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI.)Advised AFOSI officers on Middle Eastern culture and customs. Established and maintained liaison relationships with Kuwaiti law enforcement,military and civilian intelligence agencies and members of the Royal Family. Collected, analyzed, and evaluated information of political and military topics. Translated Arabic language written and voice products into English. Translated the Arabic script for the newly released Hollywood Warner Bros movie "Body of Lies". Translated German language written and multi-media products into English. Consecutive interpretation for the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), Worker's Compensation Fund, Immigration and Naturalization Services, and various law offices and physicians and health care providers.

I worked as an interpreter, editor, translator, and proofreader at Akhbar Elyoum Publishing House in Egypt for two years. I worked as English and Arabic teacher, tour guide, and a translator for some offices and companies. I worked as a bilingual customer service representative for two years. I have worked for eight years in interpretation, translation, editing, proofreading, writing and journalism. Currently, I have my own business and still working as a freelancer and perform projects on my own or with my staff.

My family is Egyptian, I've been to Egypt every summer of my life. I went to a school called the Islamic Saudi Academy where we were taught the Saudi Arabian curriculum for Arabic studies and Islamic studies (also in Arabic). My family speaks Arabic all the time. I worked as a Teaching Assistant and did translation work for my Arabic professor in college at the Johns Hopkins University.

I translate all kind of legal documents such as birth certificate, marriage certificate, passport, commercial correspondences and medical reports from Arabic into English.

I am a detail-oriented linguist working as an Arabic and Spanish interpreter and translator. Clients benefit from my acute attention to detail, strong communication skills, and ability to produce original-sounding target texts that precisely convey the original meaning. My approach balances professionalism with interpersonal polish across consecutive interpretation settings, including on-site, telephone, and video remote engagements. My particular areas of expertise include marketing materials, financial documents, legal translation and interpretation, nonprofit organization linguistic needs, medical interpretation, and academic translation. I hold a bachelor's degree earned cum laude and have received recognition for excellence in Arabic writing.