Mustafa Tellesy, with Hashim Rashid, is the proprietor of the New Horizon café in Exeter. He came to Exeter from Tripoli in Libya in 1982 to study for a PhD. Nazima Khan & Richard Bradbury interviewed him at the café on 21st December 2012. You may hear some...
Hashim Rashid
Dr Hashim Rashid has lived in Exeter for over thirty years and owns the New Horizon café on Longbrook Street, with Mustafa Tellesy. Originally from Jerusalem, Dr. Rashid arrived in Exeter in 1982 to do his Masters at the University of Exeter. He went on to complete a...
Olive Fernandes Interview
Olive was born in Nairobi, Kenya during the Second World War. Her parents were from Goa in India, so she was brought up a Catholic in a British Imperial system, which she describes as a "semi-Apartheid' system, wherein the Asians lived within their own communities,...
Tim Niblock Interview
Professor Tim Niblock set up Exeter University's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. Before that, he worked in Sudan for eight years, and married a Sudanese Coptic Christian. He has lived in Exeter since 1978, and has a unique perspective on Exeter's Arab and...
Samoala Jackson Interview
Samoala Jackson is from the island of Funafuti in Tuvalu, South Pacific. She married an Englishman and they lived and worked in many countries, setttling in Devon in the 1970s. They have three children. Myra Fonceca and Ravi Nathwani interviewed her at her home in...
Ilana Pires Interview
Ilana Pires came to Exeter from Brazil in 1998, with her then husband. She has three children and works as a Cultural Champion in Devon schools. Ravi Nathwani and Myra Fonceca interviewed Ilana in her home in Exeter in February 2013. There are six extracts here. Read...
Chukumeka Maxwell Interview
Chukes was interviewed by Di Cooper and Abigail Mureva on January 24th 2013. In his fascinating interview he talked about all aspects of his life – attending the elite Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, being a paramedic and a social worker, his daughters, his...
John Antat Interview
John Antat is a rooted community member, and was the manager of the Phoenix Youth Club in Wonford. His parents came from the Seychelles. He's lived in Exeter for 35 years. There are three extracts here. Listen to the extracts by clicking on the play button on the...
Terry Bissessar Interview
Terry Bissessar is a police inspector based in Exeter. His parents came from Guyana in the 1960s. Sandhya Dave and Bati Ghimire interviewed him at Heavitree Police station in December 2012. Read the full transcript of the interview here. Listen to the extracts by...
A Migrant’s Story
'A Migrant's Story' by David Woolger David has been part of the 'Telling Our Stories' project from the outset and through his writing and poetry has shared his story. David speaks with eloquent openness about race, identity and life with a mental health condition....
Chosen by Ourselves
Inspired by her fascination with artifacts and the museum collections in Exeter's RAMM, Community Researcher Yukiko Frank undertook an innovative research project of her own 'Chosen By Ourselves' which researches multi-cultural Exeter today. Many people living and/or...
Multi-Cultural Exeter 1500-1800
Community Researcher, Olivia Hall, has given us three areas of research that give insight into Exeter's multi-cultural past: St Stephens Parish Henry VIII's Military Survey of 1522 which shows early records of foreign-born nationals in Exeter. Photo shows the parish...