Jabar Ekspres – The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Doha in collaboration with the Qatar Ministry of Culture launched two translated children’s storybooks.
The first book entitled “Damar Kurung Friendship” by Nindia Nurmayasari translated by Abdullah Asmawi into Arabic and the second book entitled “Madza taqul ar-rimal” by Dr. Sama Al Hajry translated with the title “What Do Grains of Sand Say?” by Choris Wahyuni.
“This is not just about translating, but also about instilling values. Moreover, the translated book is a book for children. So, the choice of words must be done very precisely,” Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar Ridwan Hassan said in a written statement here on Monday.
The book launch event was held on the sidelines of the Doha International Book Fair at the Doha Exhibition Convention Center (DECC) which took place on June 12-21, and was attended by Ambassador Hassan, Director of Publishing and Translation of the Qatar Ministry of Culture Mohammed Al Kuwari and Chairperson of the Qatar Writers Association Aisha Al Kuwari.
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The book launch was part of the Indonesia-Qatar Year of Culture agenda.
Hassan also expressed his gratitude to the Language Agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of the Republic of Indonesia and the Qatar Ministry of Culture for collaborating so well in translating this book. Hassan admitted that translating books is not an easy job.
Meanwhile, the Executive of the Socio-Cultural Information Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Doha, Ali Murtado, said that there are several books that are being translated. “God willing, this is not the last one,” said Murtado, who is also the person in charge of the RI-Qatar Cultural Year activities.
