National Center for Translation Celebrates Yehia Haqqi, Honors Young Translators

As part of the "Sons of Rifaa" initiative, which aims to celebrate distinguished translators who have enriched cultural and intellectual life in Egypt and the Arab world, the National Center for Translation, led by Dr. Karma Sami, is organizing the event "The Art of Translating Thought."

This celebration marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of renowned writer and intellectual Yehia Haqqi and honors students from the Faculties of Arts at Helwan University and Al-Alsun at Fayoum University for completing the Yehia Haqqi Translation Program in collaboration with the center and their universities.

Born in the Sayyida Zeinab district of Cairo on January 7, 1905, Yehia Haqqi contributed significantly to Arabic literature, reflecting his vision of Egyptian society. 

Among his most notable works are The Lamp of Umm Hashim, The Postman, An Idea and a Smile, The Kohl Thief, Blood and Mud, The Mother of the Helpless, Good Morning, Antar and Juliet, and A Bag in the Hand of a Traveler. 

Haqqi also excelled in literary essays, criticism, artistic studies, and translating plays and books.

The event included the awarding of winners of the second cycle of the "Sons of Rifaa" competition.

The ceremony took place at 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 9, in the Taha Hussein Hall at the National Center for Translation, located in the Opera Square.