- S00620
- Series
- 1995-2008
Series consists of set design reference photographs, studio floor plans, and supporting documentation such as budgets, show run-downs, and gaphics, etc., organized by television episode.
Series consists of set design reference photographs, studio floor plans, and supporting documentation such as budgets, show run-downs, and gaphics, etc., organized by television episode.
Obsidian Theatre Company fonds
Fonds consists of production material, organizational documents, correspondence, grant applications, budget reports, programs, posters, photographs, video recordings, as well as press coverage and reviews of theatre productions, community workshops, fund-raising concerts, public readings and other events organized and hosted by members of Obsidian Theatre Company's board of directors. Includes material from the following productions: The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (2001-2002), The Piano Lesson (2002-2003), Consecrated Ground (2003-2004), Two Can Play (2004-2005), Cast Iron (2004/2005), Born Ready/Pusha Man (2005-2006), The Monument (2005-2006), Hip Hop (Who Stole the Soul?) (2006-2007), The Polished Hoe (2006-2007), Born Ready (2007-2008), Intimate Apparel (2007-2008), Black Medea (2008-2009), Late (2008-2009), Intimate Apparel (2011), Ruined (2011), Caroline, or Change (2012), Topdog/Underdog (2011), Shakespeare's Nigga (2013), The Whipping Man (2013), The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (2013), dirty butterfly (2013), Nightmare Dream (2014).
Obsidian Theatre Company
ABA/CEELI criminal law reform program : human trafficking : resource materials
Part of Marilou McPhedran fonds
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Touqa Beltagui_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Shereen Elshafei_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Mohsen Elshimy_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Mawadah Noafal_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a list of questions to guide the oral history interviews.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Item is a video trailer for the Egyptians in the Gulf digital exhibit.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Item is a poster for the Egyptians in the Gulf digital exhibit.
Ziad Gadou_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
27-year-old Ziad was born in Egypt, migrated with his family to Saudi Arabia at the age of five then to Oman at the age of 12, and now lives in the UAE. Ziad discusses memories of trips home to Port Said, anti-Egyptian racism in the Gulf, and the transformative experience of re-connecting with Egypt during his mandatory military service.
Hassan Abozeid_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Touqa Beltagui_oral history_audio.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
22-year-old Touqa was born in Egypt before moving immediately with her family to the UAE. Touqa discusses her early memory of life in Sharjah, the challenges of 'blending in' on trips back to Egypt, and why Dubai will always be home.
Shereen Elshafei_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
37-year-old Shereen was born in Saudi Arabia, returning to Egypt at the age of 10 before migrating to Oman to work as a teacher at the age of 31. Shereen discusses the challenges of living abroad as a single woman, the importance of financial independence, and why parents shouldn't hesitate to let their daughters live abroad.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Shereen Elshafei_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a transcript for an oral history interview.
Mohsen Elshimy_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
77-year-old Mohsen was born in Egypt, taking the leap to migrate to Kuwait in 1966 and living there until 2015. Mohsen discusses early life in Kuwait, building a family abroad, and the impact of the 1991 Iraqi invasion on Kuwaiti society.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Mawadah Noafal_oral history_audio.mp3
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
19-year-old Mawadah was born in Egypt, moving with her family briefly to the U.S. and Canada before settling in Saudi Arabia. Mawadah compares living in Medina vs Jeddah, coming-of-age as a woman in Saudi Arabia, and finding home in Egypt..
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Image of a woman and child sitting in a living room.
Mai Ahmed_oral history_audio.mp3
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
44-year-old Mai was born in Kuwait, returning to Egypt at the age of seven. Mai discusses growing up around family in Kuwait, returning to Kuwait at 29 for her husband's job, and life as a homemaker vs a working mother.
Hassan Abozeid_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
55-year-old Hassan was born in the Philippines, and his parents' diplomatic career moved him between Egypt, Afghanistan, and the UK. Hassan discusses his experiences of migrating straight out of university to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, nepotism in the workforce in the GCC, and maintaing roots at home.
Hassan Abozeid_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a transcript for an oral history interview.
Anonymous 3_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
A 21-year-old woman who was born in Lesotho and moved to Egypt at the age of eight discusses culture shock, finding community in Cairo, and the difference between racism in Egypt vs the GCC.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Anonymous 2_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
A 22-year-old man who was born in Egypt, raised in Kuwait, studied in the U.S. and currently resides in Canada discusses differences between the countries and how migration has shaped his vision for the future.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Image of a woman’s identification document.
Anonymous 1_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
A 48-year-old man who was born in Kuwait discusses his childhood memories, returning to Kuwait for work at the age of 33, and why Egyptians over time have migrated to the Gulf.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Image of a woman’s identification document.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Image of woman and two children.
Andrew Riad_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
21-year-old Andrew was born in Egypt, moved with his family to Jordan, and returned to Egypt just to move to Dubai on a whim following the 2011 revolution. Andrew discusses the challenges of assimilation, redefining his relationship with Copticity, and reclaiming Egyptianness.
Anonymous 1_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
A 48-year-old man who was born in Kuwait discusses his childhood memories, returning to Kuwait for work at the age of 33, and why Egyptians over time have migrated to the Gulf.
Alya Tamer_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
21-year-old Alya was born in Egypt, moved to Kuwait for at six years old, then returned to Egypt for university. Alya discusses her love-hate relationship with Kuwait, living in Cairo vs Alexandria, and coming home after years abroad.
Andrew Riad_oral history_audio.mp3
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
21-year-old Andrew was born in Egypt, moved with his family to Jordan, and returned to Egypt just to move to Dubai on a whim following the 2011 revolution. Andrew discusses the challenges of assimilation, redefining his relationship with Copticity, and reclaiming Egyptianness.
Alya Tamer_oral history_transcript.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains the transcript of an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Alya Tamer_oral history_audio.mp3
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
21-year-old Alya was born in Egypt, moved to Kuwait for at six years old, then returned to Egypt for university. Alya discusses her love-hate relationship with Kuwait, living in Cairo vs Alexandria, and coming home after years abroad.
Vasken Proudian_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Tatjana Sandrault_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Tatjana Sandrault_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Silvana Tinelli_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Tatjana Sandrault_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Tatjana Sandrault, 85 years old, was born in Alexandria in a Catholic family. Her family story gives testimony to the diverse communities that lived in Egypt in the first half of the twentieth century—her ancestors were Irish, Italian, and Yugoslavian. The Egypt she describes is one of exceptional opportunities for some until the 1950s, when many Europeans migrated.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Tareq Mesbah in front of his restaurant in São Paulo. Family archive.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Tareq Mesbah in front of his restaurant in São Paulo. Family archive.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Tareq Mesbah_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Tareq Mesbah, 28 years old, was born in Mansura in a Muslim family. His parents worked as government employees and owned a farm. Mesbah decided to move to Brazil in 2017 in search of opportunities. Mesbah says he was also looking for a less conservative country. From the restaurant that he opened in São Paulo, he talks about his passion for Pharaonic history.
Tareq Mesbah_oral history_audio.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Tareq Mesbah, 28 years old, was born in Mansura in a Muslim family. His parents worked as government employees and owned a farm. Mesbah decided to move to Brazil in 2017 in search of opportunities. Mesbah says he was also looking for a less conservative country. From the restaurant that he opened in São Paulo, he talks about his passion for Pharaonic history.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Silvana Tinelli_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Silvana Tinelli_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Silvana Tinelli, 83 years old, was born in Alexandria in a Catholic family of Italian and Yugoslavian origins. She narrates her migration to Brazil in 1957, when she was 17, as an adventure of her youth years. When she went back to Alexandria and saw her childhood home, Tinelli thought everything there looked like a miniature, if compared to the dimensions of Brazil.
Anonymous 1_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Anonymous 1_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Anonymous, 30 years old, was born in Banha in a Muslim family. He worked as a poet and a journalist in Cairo. He left Egypt in 2014 after his disillusionment with the outcomes of the 2011 protests. In Brazil, he created a company to export coffee and black pepper. Covid, however, has hit him hard. Even with his current financial challenges, he says that Brazil is his true home.
Jacques Sardas_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Moha ElGendy_transcript_translate.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Moha ElGendy_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Moha Elgendy, 69 years old, was born in Cairo in a Muslim family. She migrated to Brazil in 1975 with her husband, an agronomist. At that time, there was a high demand for such professionals in Brazil. They lived in the state of Goiás, in the mid-west. Moha narrates her struggle to adapt to a new, less conservative culture—and also her feeling of belonging there.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Jacques Sardas, his wife Etty, and their daughters in São Paulo From left: Isabela, Claudia, Dora, and Marianne. Family archive.
Ilana Radetich_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Ilana Radetich_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Ilana Radetich in an undated photo taken in Alexandria. Family archive.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Alfredo Radetich and his daughters. From left: Tatjana, Silvana, and Ilana. Family archive.
Ilana Radetich_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Ilana Radetich, 71 years old, was born in Alexandria in a family of Italian and Yugoslavians origins. Her mother was Jewish, but Ilana was raised Catholic. She recalls the traumatic journey to Brazil in 1957, wearing all the clothes and jewelry she could. “Like a Christmas tree,” her grandmother had instructed her. With time, Ilana says, Brazil became her new homeland.
Ibrahim Soliman_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
Ibrahim Soliman_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
One of Soliman’s icons. Family archive.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Ibrahim Soliman working on one of his icons. Family archive.
Ibrahim Soliman_oral history_video.m4v
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Ibrahim Soliman, 71 years old, was born in Cairo in a Coptic family. He served in the Egyptian army. In 1994, concerned with the rise of violence against Christians, he moved to the U.S. There, he met his wife, a Brazilian woman, and moved to her country. Soliman found work as a priest at the local Antiochian Church, where he also learned how to paint religious icons.
André Toueg_transcript_translated.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a translated transcript of an oral history interview.
André Toueg_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Andre Toueg, 72 years old, was born in Cairo in a Jewish family. His family hailed from countries like Libya, Syria, Italy, and Spain. They migrated to Brazil in 1958 due to Gamal Abdel Nasser’s policies against the Jewish community. Toueg narrates his life in São Paulo, where he joined local youth Zionist movements and found new identities. He never went back to Cairo.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Oral History Interview Guide.docx
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Ramla Hussein_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Markus Michel Zechariah_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Stephanie Alexander_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Nelly Fanous_oral history_audio.m4a
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Nelly Fanous, 64, is from Israel and emigrated to Canada in 1980. She married into a Coptic family who descend from Egypt. The Fanous family are very well known in Palestine because her husband’s grandfather was a scribe for the Coptic Church in Egypt, and he was sent to Palestine to write copies of the Bible. Her husband’s uncle, who lived in Egypt, was a well-known iconographer for the Coptic Church. In this interview, Nelly talks about reasons for leaving Israel for Canada, her connections with Israel, her experiences settling in Canada, and her relationship with the Coptic Church. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.
Markus Michel Zechariah_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Marcus Zacharia, 35, is a first-generation migrant who hails from South West Egypt. He left Egypt in 2011 for Washington, DC and then Canada 2014, where he was offered a professional opportunity. After facing some struggles at first, he now finds Canada a multicultural and diverse society (something that he finds lacking in Egypt). He currently works to help settle immigrants and newcomers and is invested in building bridges with other communities around Canada. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.
Lobna Hassan_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Lobna Hassan, 22, is a first-generation immigrant. She was born in Cairo and moved to Toronto, Canada with her sister in 2011. During Egypt’s Revolution, Lobna talked about how unstable and unsafe it felt, and how that drove her parents to decide she continue her education in Canada. When Lobna first arrived, she felt nostalgic. As time passed in Toronto, she has come to learn how to be grateful for the opportunity of being where she is now. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.
Monica Shafik_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Ahmed Ghaly_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Ahmed Ghaly, 23, was born in Cairo and immigrated to Mississauga, Canada in 2008 because his parents wanted a better lifestyle and education. Ahmed shares memories of school, friends, and sports before and after migration. Even though he lives in Canada, all his peers are Egyptian or Arab and he still listens to Arabic music. He remains closely connected to his homeland and frequently visits Egypt. He wishes to move back one day. Interviewer is Sarah Al Naqeeb.
Hussein Fathalla_consent form.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Stephanie Alexander_oral history_audio.m4a
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Steph Alexander. Steph Alexander, 21, is a first generation immigrant, who was born in Alexandria and migrated to Canada with her family at 8 years old. In this interview she speaks about home, Canada and why they chose Toronto specifically, how family and the Coptic church played a huge role in settling and assimilate into Canadian culture. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.
Stephanie Alexander_transcript.txt
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Item consists of an oral history interview (transcript).
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
File contains a consent form for an oral history interview.
Monica Shafik_oral history_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Monica Shaik, 23 year old. This interview was with a first-generation immigrant, who was born in Sudan, lived in Egypt briefly, and moved to Canada at the age of three. In this interview, she spoke about why her family came chose to Canada, Coptic persecution in Egypt, and the importance of community when moving to a new country. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.
Hussein Fathall_oral history_audio.m4a
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Hussein Fatahallah, 24 year old. This interview is with a first-generation immigrant, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt, grew up in Dubai, and moved to Canada right before the revolution in 2011. In this interview, he spoke about the complexities of assimilating to a new culture and familial experience with back home. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.
Erika Melek_oral history interview_video.mp4
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Erika Melek, 21 year old. This interview is with a second-generation Egyptian Canadian, who was born in Mississauga to Egyptian immigrant parents. In this interview, she speaks about how her parents came to Canada and speaks about the importance of community. Interviewer is Karen Abdelsaid.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Interview with Jacky Bekhit. This interviewee is a 28 year old first generation immigrant, who was born in Egypt, raised in Kuwait, and moved to Canada at the age of 15 in 2008. In this interview, she speaks about her experience living in several countries and the importance of her parents’ prioritization of their children's education.
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Item consists of an oral history interview (transcript).
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Officers_ Register. Egypt Migrations_A Public Humanities Project.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection
Officers_ Consents. Egypt Migrations_A Public Humanities Project.pdf
Part of Egypt Migrations: a Public Humanities Project collection