{"id":4797,"date":"2020-04-11T15:15:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T19:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2020-06-30T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:50:17","slug":"call-for-volunteer-museum-with-no-frontier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/call-for-volunteer-museum-with-no-frontier\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for contribution in the form of translation@ Museum With No Frontier"},"content":{"rendered":"

If in the face this pandemic you are staying home and have more time on your<\/span> hands,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>If despite all this you are still passionate about culture, art and history, <\/span>If you<\/span> too believe that art, culture and cultural heritage should be accessible to<\/span> everyone as<\/span> much as possible, <\/span><\/span>If you were looking for an opportunity to<\/span> contribute for a good<\/span> cause, <\/span>But more importantly, <\/span>If you can translate from<\/span> English to Arabic, then this<\/span> post is probably for you.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Mueseum With No Frontier (MWNF)<\/strong><\/a> has launched a campaign to have more of their museum and exhibitions related content translated into Arabic, in order to give greater access to art and culture to more people from around the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are in need of support to translate more of our database to Arabic so those in Arab countries and beyond can access our online Explore Islamic Art Collections and other exhibitions.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If interested, contact them at: office@museumwnf.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Brief background about Museum With No Frontier:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MWNF was founded as an independent non-profit organization in 1995 on the initiative of Eva Schubert. MWNF program is a collaboration between public and private partners from all over the world and its main activities consist of \u201cMWNF Virtual Museum and related MWNF Galleries and the MWNF Exhibition Trails and related books and travel program.”<\/p>\n

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MuseumWNF is determined to link cultures via a diversified knowledge of history, heritage and culture encourage practicing peaceful coexistence. Moreover, part of their mandate is cooperation with the Arab world and promoting Islamic art.<\/p>\n

\u201cContributing to better knowledge of Arab countries and cooperating with Arab partners on educational and cultural tourism projects has been an MWNF priority since its foundation. Since 2010 MWNF has had a partnership with the League of Arab States<\/a> to promote awareness of the Arab world\u2019s history and cultural legacy through joint projects.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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More information about MWNF can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is also volunteer opportunities for native-language translators to help with translations:
\nEnglish to Arabic
\nEnglish to Spanish
\nGerman to English
\nSpanish to English<\/p>\n

For more information click here<\/a> and here<\/a><\/p>\n

MWNF on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instgram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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