TRANSLATIONS IN THE ARABIAN TRADITION (VII-XXI)
In this article, we study the history of the Arab translation through centuries, and how, via translation, people understood the knowledge of their predecessors and revealed it to other nations. We focus on: a) its influence on European culture in the Arab’s civilization prime time; b) the dependence on the West in modern times. The article provides statistics, illustrating the status of translation and the dynamics of its development in recent years. We analyze different solutions, proposed by the leaders of many Arab countries, to the common translation problems; among these solutions is the opening of the High Arab Institute of Translation in Algeria in 2005. The purpose of this work is to examine the evolution of translation in the early stages of Arab civilization and to reveal how, through translation, Arabs were able to grasp the knowledge of other nations and influence European science. We review the main changes, taking place the last decades: the periods of decline and prosperity, their causes and how, owing to the efforts of specialized translation centers, Arabs have managed to improve the situation, making it possible to familiarize the population with the masterpieces of world literature.