Tariq Al-Hassan
Middle Eastern Legal & Academic Translator
Covers Arabic legal and academic records: right-to-left layouts rebuilt for English readers, Hijri dates converted and shown alongside Gregorian, seals and margin notes transcribed rather than skipped.
Professional Background
Tariq covers Arabic legal and academic records, and his work is as much reconstruction as translation: right-to-left layouts rebuilt for English readers, Hijri dates converted and shown alongside Gregorian, seals, margin notes, and attestation chains transcribed rather than summarized. Eleven years across Middle Eastern and North African documents — from Moroccan civil records to Gulf academic files — taught him that the stamp in the corner is often the part the reviewing officer cares about most.
Education
- MA in Translation, American University of Beirut
Credentials & Quality
- Arabic & French translator
- Right-to-left layout reconstruction
- Strict adherence to USCIS & academic standards
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Real Arabic translation cases we've handled
Anonymized Arabic-to-English orders. Each case shows the exact translation problem and how we solved it for the receiving authority.
RecentJun 2026Country-Specific Document ConventionsEgyptWhen the Number on an Egyptian Birth Record IS the National ID
An Egyptian Copy of Birth Record (صورة قيد الميلاد) carried a prominent 14-digit number under the title that is easily misread as a reference code. It is the bearer's Egyptian National ID (الرقم القومي), and its digits structurally encode her date of birth, governorate of registration, and gender. We labeled the field correctly and added a Translator's Note explaining the encoding for the client's USCIS filing.
Handled by Tariq Al-Hassan, Middle Eastern Legal & Academic TranslatorUSCISRead case →
RecentJun 2026Document LegibilitySaudi ArabiaWhen a Handwritten Saudi Birth Certificate Is Too Degraded to Certify
A handwritten Saudi Arabian birth certificate (شهادة ميلاد) from the Ministry of Health was submitted as a low-contrast multi-generation photocopy in which the mother's name, both parents' civil-register and passport numbers, the place of birth, the parents' occupations, the registration date written in Arabic words, and the issuing office could not be reliably read. After a clarification request did not produce either a higher-quality original or written confirmation of the unreadable values, we declined the order, refunded the client in full, and directed them to request a freshly issued certified extract from the Saudi civil-status office before resubmitting for USCIS.
Handled by Tariq Al-Hassan, Middle Eastern Legal & Academic TranslatorUSCISRead case →
May 2026Multi-Language & Bilingual DocumentsLebanonWhen a Lebanese School Report Lists Disciplines in Both Arabic and French
A Lebanese school report card from Collège de La Sagesse (Baabda) listed disciplines in two scripts on the same grade table: Arabic-script entries for Arabic Language, Civic Education, History, and Geography (taught under the Lebanese national curriculum), alongside French-script entries for French, English, Mathematics, the sciences, and Physical Education (taught under the French curriculum). Each subject had its own coefficient and grade. We translated every discipline into English, kept the Arabic original in brackets after each Arabic-script subject name, and preserved the French grade-level designations as credentials of the French educational system.
Handled by Tariq Al-Hassan, Middle Eastern Legal & Academic TranslatorCredential evaluator (NACES member)Read case →
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