Confessions of an Arabic Interpreter by Leslie McLoughlin at Magrudy's

Leslie McLoughlin will be appearing at our Magrudys Jumeirah Beach Road branch on 23rd January 7PM to discuss his new book 'Confessions of an Arabic Interpreter'

Leslie McLoughlin was Director of Studies at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS),Shemlan,Lebanon 1965-68 and 1970-75. He also taught at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and 1970. In 1987 he founded the MECAS Association.

He has published several text books for modern Arabic, spoken and writtten. He has lectured in Arabic in many Arabic countries most recently in Oman and Saudi Arabia.

He interpreted for HM The Queen and Her Majesty's Government from 1983-2004. As a University Fellow at Exeter he has taught all years of the undergraduate programme in Arabic and has taught a Master's course in translation.

As a historian he has specialized in the history of Saudi Arabia and published a biography of the first King,Ibn Saud,in 1993.

For further details please call 04-3444009 or visit our website at magrudy.com. Thank you!