Asya Abdul-Hadi
Al-Fahad bldg #1104, 34 St.,Sharjah, UAE. +971 50-898-8263, +971 6-574-7828 [email protected]

Personal Information

BORN: October 7th 1963 in the Gaza Strip
MARITAL Status: Married with four children
NATIONALITY: Palestinian-American
• Born in the Gaza Strip, I have lived and worked in the United States for four years

Work Experience

Freelance Translator /Interpreter (1989-present)
? Perform wide variety of language services including translation of official documents, simultaneous interpretation, literary translation of books, articles, and theses, etc.

Translator (2004-present)
Al-Tamimi and Company
? Translate Arabic to English and English to Arabic work for International law firm. Dealing with all manner of legal documents, testimonies, legal news, correspondence, laws and statutes.

Language Line Services:
Full-Time Interpreter; California, USA (1998-2003)
? Interpreted over telephone for Language Line clients; position required familiarity with diverse industry terminologies such as medical, banking, legal, and governmental terms. I also dealt with a wide range of Arabic dialects.

Jerusalem Media Communications Center:
Reporter; Gaza (1995-1997)
? Served as Bureau Chief for the JMCC in their Gaza office; providing news, analysis, and research for the Center and writing for the Palestine Report

Newsweek Magazine:
Liaison, Interpreter / Translator; Gaza (1995-1997)
? Served as the Gaza contact for Newsweek correspondents; arranged interviews, provided background information, organized relevant contacts, facilitated meetings and provided interpretation for English-speaking journalists.

Al-Hayat:
Freelance Reporter; Gaza (1996-1997)
? Contributed articles regularly to Arabic-language daily, writing news stories and analyses of the Palestinian situation.

The Independent:
Freelance Reporter; Gaza (1995-1997)
? Wrote news and in-depth articles for British daily, as well as provided background information to foreign correspondents.

Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship:
Intern Reporter at the Rocky Mountain News; Colorado, USA (1996)
? I was selected for the AFP Fellowship based upon my journalism experience in English and Arabic. I worked as a reporter and columnist for 6 months at the RMN.

ABC News:
Gaza Co-Producer; Gaza (1995-1996)
? Generated stories, conducted interviews with politicians and other newsmakers, reported news, directed camera crew and covered major events in the Palestinian Territories

Al-Azhar University:
Teacher; Gaza (1995)
? Taught a course in English Language and Translation at the Gaza branch of the University.

Jerusalem Times:
Freelance Writer; Gaza (1994-1995)
? Wrote news and features for Palestinian weekly.

Reuters, BBC, New York Times, Le Monde and other European and American Press:
Reporter; Gaza, United Kingdom(1989-1993)
? I served as the Gaza correspondent for Reuters News Agency, providing daily news and reports. I served in the same capacity for a wide variety of foreign print, radio and television news outlets.

Education


International Diploma in Journalism, Darlington College of Technology, England.
? Studied on a nine month scholarship granted by the British Council 1993-1994

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, Islamic University of Gaza 1987

Court and Medical Interpreter Certification 2000-2001
? Earned through training and testing provided by Language Line Services


Other

• Election Observer, National Democracy Institute: Monitored Peruvian elections