“For years I’d had intended to read the Quran – its influence in the world seemed too important for me not to. But I could never have imagined my first reading of it would be into a microphone, for potentially millions of Muslims discovering their own holy text for the first time in English.
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When the opportunity arose in 2019 to record an audiobook of a new, plain English translation of the Quran, I couldn’t resist. Sure, I’m not the obvious choice – I’m Jewish for starters – but in the world of voiceovers, nobody’s looking at your face or your background.
Finally, I would be judged not on the colour of my skin but on the content of my… voice. Or so I thought.”
Via Jonathan Sacerdoti
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When the opportunity arose in 2019 to record an audiobook of a new, plain English translation of the Quran, I couldn’t resist. Sure, I’m not the obvious choice – I’m Jewish for starters – but in the world of voiceovers, nobody’s looking at your face or your background.
Finally, I would be judged not on the colour of my skin but on the content of my… voice. Or so I thought.”
Via Jonathan Sacerdoti
“For years I’d had intended to read the Quran – its influence in the world seemed too important for me not to. But I could never have imagined my first reading of it would be into a microphone, for potentially millions of Muslims discovering their own holy text for the first time in English.
…
When the opportunity arose in 2019 to record an audiobook of a new, plain English translation of the Quran, I couldn’t resist. Sure, I’m not the obvious choice – I’m Jewish for starters – but in the world of voiceovers, nobody’s looking at your face or your background.
Finally, I would be judged not on the colour of my skin but on the content of my… voice. Or so I thought.”
Via Jonathan Sacerdoti
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