I work with universities, hospitals, government agencies, and corporations that need accurate Arabic-English interpretation and cultural liaison work in high-stakes settings.

In Cairo from 2010 to 2015, I worked as the principal interpreter/translator, as well as a special correspondent and news assistant for TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, covering the Arab Spring and its aftermath across the MENA region. That work was interpretation in practice, even before it carried the title: finding the word that carried the actual weight of the moment, without lag, and serving as a cultural liaison for foreign editors and visiting reporters navigating the region. I have also worked as a translator, interpreter, and research-fixer for GlobalPost and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, contributed to the Boston Globe's "The Last Refugee" series on Syrian resettlement in the Boston area, and supported HBO's publicity tour for their documentary "Saudi Women Driving School."

That same instinct now shows up in institutional and diplomatic settings: simultaneous interpretation for the UNDP at UN HQ, UNESCO, and Columbia University, certified medical interpretation for hospitals, and language access work with schools. I have translated Refugees International's report "Abuse, Corruption, and Accountability: Time to Reassess EU & U.S. Migration Cooperation with Tunisia," and served as a coaching consultant for the American Repertory Theater's production of "We Live in Cairo."

I have spoken publicly about this work: a 2014 talk at Columbia University on reporting as a foreign journalist in the Middle East during the political turmoil that followed 2011, and a panel discussion at Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, "Stories in Translation: Reporting on the Contemporary Middle East," alongside journalists covering the region for outlets across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.

Alongside this work, I am developing "Mirrors and Lenses," a collection of translated poetry and translation notes — a more personal project exploring what gets carried across, and what gets lost, in the space between languages.