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Maryse Warda
Maryse Warda (born 1961) is an Egyptian Canadian translator. She primarily translates English language, English screenplays, plays of Canadians, Canadian origin into French language, French. Her work is described as being "faithful to the original with an unostentatious use of Quebec idiom". Biography Warda was born in Cairo, Egypt, but immigrated to Montréal, Quebec, Canada with her parents at the age of 9. She first learned English language, English from watching ''Happy Days'' on television. She graduated from the Université de Montréal with a degree in English literature. At the time, she did not intend to pursue a career in translation. In 1991, she began working as an assistant at the Théâtre de Quat'Sous, Théâtre de Quat’Sous under Pierre Bernard. Bernard persuaded her to translate her first play, ''Brilliant Traces'' by Cindy Lou Johnson. This was a success, earning her a Prix de la critique nomination from the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Canadian
Egyptian Canadians are Canadians, Canadian citizens of Egyptians, Egyptian descent, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who emigrated to Canada. According to the Canada 2011 Census, 2011 Census there were 73,250 Canadian citizens who are from Egypt, having an increase compared to those in the 2006 Census. Egyptian-Canadians are mainly either Christians or Muslims. Most Christians are Coptic Orthodox with small numbers of Coptic Catholic and Coptic Protestant. Muslims are mostly Sunni. During the 1960s, 75% of Egyptian immigrants settled in Montreal. By 1991, 49% of Egyptian Canadians were in Quebec, whereas 41% were living in Ontario. By 2011, 54% of Egyptian Canadians were living in Ontario and 31% in Quebec. Most Egyptian Canadians are concentrated in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Religion Throughout the 1970s, immigrants from Egypt to Canada consisted of both Christians and Muslims, who mostly left due to poverty in their home country. Startin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |