Ansaq is a scientific, peer-reviewed and international journal, bi-annually issued by the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University and published by Qatar University Press. Ansaq is dedicated to literary, media and translation studies, and all related interdisciplinary fields of knowledge including linguistics and literature, as well as media, cultural studies, anthropology, and all diverse aspects of postmodernism. The journal fosters the values of multiculturalism, cultural tolerance, and intercultural dialogue, as it aims to be a trusted platform for knowledge sharing that impacts human progress.