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Survivors Center

Arabic translation: مركز الناجين

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English term or phrase:Survivors Center
Arabic translation:مركز الناجين
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

08:25 Apr 2, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Survivors Center
Survivors Center assists survivors of torture and war trauma, and their families, to create a new future.
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مركز الناجين
Explanation:
I am afraid the above suggestion is a bit too literal. You may want to experiment with some variations:

مركز ضحايا الحرب

مركز معونة ضحايا الحرب

and so on.
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Fuad Yahya
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4مركز الناجين
Fuad Yahya
5 +1Markaz musaaida al-a3ghaatha
Stephen Franke
5مركز الإنقاذ
Ouadoud
4مركز المتضررين من الحرب
hamuksha (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
مركز الناجين


Explanation:
I am afraid the above suggestion is a bit too literal. You may want to experiment with some variations:

مركز ضحايا الحرب

مركز معونة ضحايا الحرب

and so on.

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mnamona: i guess مركز الناجين is very accurate meaning
26 mins
agree  Saleh Ayyub
3 hrs
agree  sarsam
8 hrs
agree  ms2m (X)
1 day 18 mins
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
مركز الإنقاذ


Explanation:
According to the meaning and the context

مركز الإنقاذ

fits also.

Thanks

Ouadoud
Local time: 03:28
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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3 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
مركز المتضررين من الحرب


Explanation:
i'm afraid the word ضحايا suggested elsewhere confines the meaning to those who are physically damaged. Meanwhile المتضررين is open to the refugees, the dispossessed, and before all the trauma-experiencing referred to by the asker.

hamuksha (X)
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Markaz musaaida al-a3ghaatha


Explanation:
In that context (center for assistance to survivors, who are usually also refugees), one term used in Iraq is:

Markaz musaa3dat al-a3ghaatha

مركز مساعدة الاغاثة

or

Markaz al-a3ghaatha

مركز الاغاثة


Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 17:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
238 days
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