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Sonia Alexandrian, was born in Iraq in 1952 where she
took a BA in English Literature . In 1977 she moved to
London for her postgraduate work in Arabic and English
translation at Polytechnic of Central London, and has
lived in the UK ever since. She has taken advantage of
her fluency in English, Armenian, Arabic and Kurdish to
have a diverse career in translation and journalism. Her
most recent work has been in designing a lecture series
on “ Tribal Social History in Arab Silver” which she
will be giving at Leighton House Museum, London in April
2007. She has also translated into Arabic the work, “ A
Treasure House of Arab and Islamic Heritage”, which
gives an overview of fourteen thousand Arabic
manuscripts held at the British Library. Previous to
this she covered the entire ‘Arab World Education
program’ at the British Museum on behalf of the Arabic
Weekly/BBC Arabic magazine, ‘Al-mushahid Assiyassi’.
Sonia’s interests have not only been confined to
international affairs; she has also taken a keen
interest in her local area, becoming a member of the
Board of Trustees for Response Community Project in
Earls Court, London, since 1993.
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“
Tribal Social History in Arab Silver “ : lectures at
Leighton House Museum, London, April 2007.
Translated to Arabic “ A Treasure House of Arab and and Islamic Heritage
“, an overview of 14 thousand Arabic manuscripts in the
British Library. (2000)
Covered the entire “ Arab World Education programme” at the British
Museum ( 1997-2001) for “ Al-mushahid Assiyassi” Arabic
weekly in conjunction with BBC Arabic. |
