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Qur’an translation of the week #79: The Qur’an in Czech- Muslim Orientalist translation

Can a Qur’an translation be both ‘Muslim’ and ‘Orientalist’ at the same time? The history of Ivan Hrbek’s translation of the Qur’an into Czech is an interesting case that provides some useful insights. Although the number of Muslims living in the Czech Republic has never exceeded 0.1% of the overall population (of around ten million), […]

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Qur’an translation of the week #18: Modern Slovakian translation of Abdulwahab al-Sbenaty

Slovakia’s Muslim community is the smallest in Europe with around 5000 members. It has been noted as the only EU country without a mosque. Nevertheless, this community benefits from the Qur’an translation of Abdulwahab al-Sbenaty (2007). A Muslim activist of Syrian origin, al-Sbenaty graduated from the Faculty of Law of Comenius University (Bratislava). He is

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