Abdelmagid Ismail Elshahawy

27 al-Zahir Baibars St., Obour City, 8^th District, Flat 24, Cairo, Egypt

Telephone: +202 49210756     Mobile :  +2 0109204403    /    +2 01522215861

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Education

      Faculty of education, English department, Tanta University, 1998;  

      Professional course in legal and UN translation at the American University in Cairo, 2005;

Work Experience

Since 1998, i have worked as English/Arabic freelance translator for

      Translation Firms at Cairo, Egypt, to 2005, in varied fields;

      mohamoon.net (www.alltreaties.com), Saudi Arabia, in translating United Nations` agreements, conventions and other legal documents into Arabic, from 2005 to 2008;

      Palerica: Arabic Language and Culture Consultants (www.palerica.com), New York, USA, as freelancer, from 2006 to 2008 ;

      American Arab Communication & Translation Center  (@CT Center) (www.aactcenter.com), Washington D.C., USA, in translating Middle East affairs` relevant articles from famous American newspapers (Washington Post, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune …etc),  daily, via the internet, from 2006 to 2011; 

      General Egyptian Book Organization, where I have translated a book entitled "Neighbors and Strangers: The Fundamentals of Foreign Affairs", by William R. Polk;

      Other clients – on a provisional or more permanent business relationships basis - from Egypt, Middle East and worldwide.