Nadia and Hasan seek accurate recognition in a book-exchange post that credits only one organiser.
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تَقَاسُمُ التَّقْدِيرِ عَلَى مَشْرُوعٍ مُشْتَرَكٍ
نَادِيَةُ: فَرِحْتُ بِنَجَاحِ تَبَادُلِ الْكُتُبِ، لَكِنَّ الْمَنْشُورَ يَنْسِبُ التَّنْظِيمَ إِلَيْكَ وَحْدَكَ. أُرِيدُ مُنَاقَشَةَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ تَدَاوُلِهِ أَكْثَرَ.
حَسَنٌ: ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يُقَدِّمُنِي بِصِفَتِي مُتَحَدِّثًا بِاسْمِ الْفَرِيقِ. هَلْ تَرَيْنَ أَنَّ الصِّيَاغَةَ تَعْطِي انْطِبَاعًا مُخْتَلِفًا؟
نَادِيَةُ: نَعَمْ، فَهِيَ تَقُولُ إِنَّكَ أَعْدَدْتَ الْمَشْرُوعَ وَنَظَّمْتَهُ، وَلَا تَذْكُرُ الْفَرِيقَ. الْقَارِئُ لَا يَعْرِفُ مَا جَرَى خَلْفَ الْمَشْهَدِ.
حَسَنٌ: أَرْسَلْتُ أَسْمَاءَ الْمُشَارِكِينَ لِلْمُحَرِّرِ، ثُمَّ اخْتَصَرَ النَّصَّ. مَعَ ذَلِكَ، كَانَ عَلَيَّ مُرَاجَعَتُهُ قَبْلَ إِعَادَةِ نَشْرِهِ.
نَادِيَةُ: لَا أَتَّهِمُكَ بِتَعَمُّدِ إِقْصَائِنَا، بَلْ أَصِفُ النَّتِيجَةَ. عَمِلْتُ أُسْبُوعَيْنِ عَلَى تَصْنِيفِ الْكُتُبِ، وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ هَذَا الْجُهْدُ.
حَسَنٌ: صَحِيحٌ، ظُهُورِي فِي الِافْتِتَاحِ جَعَلَ دَوْرِي أَوْضَحَ لِلْجُمْهُورِ. إِنَّ الْعَمَلَ الْخَفِيَّ مُهِمٌّ أَيْضًا، وَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَذْكُرَهُ.
نَادِيَةُ: أُفَضِّلُ ذِكْرَ الْمَسْؤُولِيَّاتِ، لَا إِضَافَةَ اسْمِي فَقَطْ. فَالْقَائِمَةُ وَحْدَهَا لَا تُوَضِّحُ مَنْ أَنْجَزَ كُلَّ جُزْءٍ.
حَسَنٌ: هَلْ تُنَاسِبُكِ عِبَارَةُ: نَظَّمَ حَسَنٌ الْفَعَالِيَّةَ بِمُسَاعَدَةِ نَادِيَةَ؟ هِيَ قَصِيرَةٌ، وَتُضِيفُ اسْمَكِ إِلَى الْمَنْشُورِ.
نَادِيَةُ: لَيْسَ تَمَامًا؛ فَقَدْ تَوَلَّيْتُ التَّصْنِيفَ مُسْتَقِلَّةً، بَيْنَمَا رَتَّبْتَ أَنْتَ الْمَكَانَ وَجَدْوَلَ الْمُنَاوَبَاتِ. لَمْ أَكُنْ مُسَاعِدَتَكَ فِي هَذَا الْجُزْءِ.
حَسَنٌ: مَعَكِ حَقٌّ؛ وَصْفُ الْأَدْوَارِ أَدَقُّ مِنْ تَرْتِيبِ الْأَسْمَاءِ. نَقُولُ إِنَّ الْفَرِيقَ نَظَّمَ الْفَعَالِيَّةَ، ثُمَّ نُوَضِّحُ مُسَاهَمَةَ كُلٍّ مِنَّا.
نَادِيَةُ: وَلَا نَنْسَى لَيْلَى الَّتِي صَمَّمَتِ الْبِطَاقَاتِ، وَسَامِرًا الَّذِي نَقَلَ الصَّنَادِيقَ. لَا أُرِيدُ تَصْحِيحَ نَقْصٍ بِإِغْفَالِ مُسَاهَمَاتٍ أُخْرَى.
حَسَنٌ: سَأَسْأَلُهُمَا عَنْ مُوَافَقَتِهِمَا عَلَى نَشْرِ اسْمَيْهِمَا. قَدْ يُفَضِّلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الْمُشَارَكَةَ دُونَ ظُهُورٍ عَلَنِيٍّ، وَيَجِبُ احْتِرَامُ ذَلِكَ.
نَادِيَةُ: هَلْ سَتُضِيفُ التَّوْضِيحَ فِي تَعْلِيقٍ فَقَطْ؟ أَخْشَى أَنْ يَبْقَى النَّصُّ الْأَصْلِيُّ أَمَامَ مَنْ لَا يَقْرَأُ التَّعْلِيقَاتِ.
حَسَنٌ: سَأَطْلُبُ مِنَ الْمُحَرِّرِ تَعْدِيلَ الْمَنْشُورِ نَفْسِهِ، مَعَ إِشَارَةٍ إِلَى تَحْدِيثِ بَيَانِ الْمُسَاهَمَاتِ. ثُمَّ أُحَدِّثُ النُّسْخَةَ الَّتِي شَارَكْتُهَا.
نَادِيَةُ: هَذَا أَفْضَلُ. وَلَا أُرِيدُ حَذْفَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَى تَنْظِيمِكَ؛ تَصْحِيحُ الصُّورَةِ لَا يَقْتَضِي التَّقْلِيلَ مِنْ عَمَلِكَ.
حَسَنٌ: وَلَا يَلْزَمُ أَنْ نَدَّعِيَ تَسَاوِيَ سَاعَاتِ عَمَلِنَا. الْإِنْصَافُ هُنَا هُوَ وَصْفُ الْمُسَاهَمَاتِ بِدِقَّةٍ، لَا اخْتِرَاعُ تَسَاوٍ لَمْ نَقِسْهُ.
نَادِيَةُ: فِي الْمَشْرُوعِ الْقَادِمِ نُعِدُّ بَيَانًا مُشْتَرَكًا مُبَكِّرًا، لِنَمْنَعَ ضَيَاعَ الْأَدْوَارِ عِنْدَ اخْتِصَارِ الْأَخْبَارِ.
حَسَنٌ: وَنُوَضِّحُ أَنَّ تَمْثِيلَ الْفَرِيقِ أَمَامَ الْجُمْهُورِ لَا يَعْنِي الِانْفِرَادَ بِالتَّنْظِيمِ. يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَتَغَيَّرَ الْمُتَحَدِّثُ حَسَبَ الْمَوْضُوعِ.
نَادِيَةُ: وَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْنَا عَلَى وَصْفِ دَوْرٍ، نُرَاجِعُ سِجِلَّ الْمَهَامِّ مَعَ صَاحِبِهِ، بَدَلًا مِنْ تَخْمِينِ مَا فَعَلَهُ.
حَسَنٌ: سَأُرْسِلُ الْمُسَوَّدَةَ إِلَيْكِ وَإِلَى بَقِيَّةِ الْفَرِيقِ الْيَوْمَ. يُرَاجِعُ كُلُّ شَخْصٍ وَصْفَ دَوْرِهِ وَطَرِيقَةَ ذِكْرِهِ.
نَادِيَةُ: شُكْرًا. أَرْجُو طَلَبَ التَّعْدِيلِ بَعْدَ مُرَاجَعَتِنَا هَذَا الْمَسَاءَ، قَبْلَ أَنْ تُعِيدَ الصَّفَحَاتُ الْأُخْرَى نَشْرَ الْخَبَرِ.
حَسَنٌ: مُتَّفِقَانِ؛ سَأُتَابِعُ الطَّلَبَ مَعَ الْمُحَرِّرِ. يَسْتَحِقُّ الْفَرِيقُ اعْتِرَافًا وَاضِحًا، وَيَسْتَحِقُّ الْقَارِئُ رِوَايَةً دَقِيقَةً لِمَا أَنْجَزْنَاهُ مَعًا.
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Nadia: I welcome the book exchange’s success, but the post credits only you. Let us discuss this before it spreads further.
Hasan: I thought it presented me as the team’s spokesperson. Do you think the wording gives a different impression?
Nadia: Yes: it credits you with preparation and organisation, omitting the team. Readers cannot see behind the scenes.
Hasan: I sent participants’ names, but the editor shortened the text. Still, I should have checked before resharing.
Nadia: I describe the result without alleging deliberate exclusion. My two weeks classifying books went unrecognised.
Hasan: True, appearing at the opening made my role more visible. Work behind the scenes matters too and deserves mention.
Nadia: Please specify responsibilities, not just my name. A list alone does not explain who did each part.
Hasan: Would “Hasan organised the event with Nadia’s help” work? It is short and adds your name to the post.
Nadia: Not quite: I independently classified books; you arranged the venue and shifts. I was not your assistant here.
Hasan: You are right: describing roles is more accurate than ordering names. We can credit the team, then explain each contribution.
Nadia: Remember Layla’s card designs and Samir’s box transport. Correcting omissions should not overlook others’ contributions.
Hasan: I will ask permission to name them. Either might prefer contributing privately; we should respect that.
Nadia: Only a comment? I worry readers who skip comments will still see the original text.
Hasan: I will request an edit to the post, noting updated contributions, then update my shared version.
Nadia: Better. Please retain praise for your organising: correcting the picture need not diminish your work.
Hasan: Nor must we claim equal working hours. Fairness here means accurate contributions, not invented equality we have not measured.
Nadia: Next time, let us prepare a joint statement early so roles are not lost when reports are shortened.
Hasan: We should clarify that representing the team does not mean organising alone. The spokesperson can change with the subject.
Nadia: If a role is disputed, we can consult task records with that person rather than guess.
Hasan: I will send everyone a draft today to check their role description and how they are mentioned.
Nadia: Thank you. Please request the edit after our review tonight, before other pages republish the news.
Hasan: Agreed; I will follow up with the editor. The team deserves recognition and readers an accurate account of our work.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| يَنْسِبُ التَّنْظِيمَ | attributes the organisation |
| خَلْفَ الْمَشْهَدِ | behind the scenes |
| بِتَعَمُّدِ إِقْصَائِنَا | of deliberately excluding us |
| تَصْنِيفِ الْكُتُبِ | classifying books |
| جَدْوَلَ الْمُنَاوَبَاتِ | the shift schedule |
| بِإِغْفَالِ مُسَاهَمَاتٍ | by overlooking contributions |
| ظُهُورٍ عَلَنِيٍّ | public visibility |
| بَيَانِ الْمُسَاهَمَاتِ | the statement of contributions |
| الثَّنَاءِ | praise |
| الْإِنْصَافُ | fairness |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Raise an omission without assuming deliberate exclusion.
- Recognise specific contributions without claiming identical workloads.
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