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THE TRANSLATION LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED (2025)

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OMAMA MAHMOOD AND KIRTHIGA THEVAKUMARThe Translation Leaves Much to Be Desired is a collaborative publication that features words from Tamil and Urdu that cannot be translated to English. The publication expresses the importance of language as a tool of resistance. 

“Language is a tool of resistance and as a child of people who have survived a genocide, I am firm on keeping it alive. 
Besides, I think it’s cool that I have a whole second vocabulary of words when English fails to get my feelings across.”