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The Bayt-al-Hikma

European learning is largely translation-driven: from Greek or Hebrew to Latin, sometimes via Syriac and Arabic, and then into modern national languages.

 

In the 9th century Bagdad, Arabic was a new target language. Caliph Al-Mamūn built the House of Wisdom to train a translator base, establish terminology, and control translation quality.

 

Strong translation skills are still the foundation of the industry. They flourish best with proper infrastructure and the right tools.

 

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Uploaded on March 12, 2010
Taken on March 12, 2010