The Role of the Arab "Intellectual" and Power Relations in the Translation of Aid ila Haifa and Rabi' Harr

As the twentieth century turned into twenty-first century, counter discourses emerged to challenge orientalism, colonialism, postcolonialism, capitalism, and globalization in cultural studies. Frequently bound up with culture politics, Arab “intellectual” effectively criticizes issues important world. Drawing on this viewpoint, paper examines intellectual’s social political role Ghassan Kanafani’s Aid ila Haifa, translated English as Returning Haifa (2000) by Karen Riley, Sahar Khalifeh’s Rabi' Harr, The End of Spring (2008) Paula Haydar. Edward Said’s ideas about “intellectual”, “secular criticism”, “origins beginnings” are framework used understand writing-as-action calling for necessary change. Whenever there is intellectuality, power relations entrenched language. Insofar two Arabic originals read translation well, due rise turn studies, paper, correspondingly, considers choices/contributions made translators that serve align his/her orientation versions, thus actively exercising a sort language responds dominant discourse. reveals foreignization form literalness, hybridity, mediation culture. Keywords: Intellectual, Origin Beginning, Secular Criticism, Cultural Turn Translation, Power Relations Translation.