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'''Maggie Gobran''' or '''Mama Maggie''', a [[Copts|Coptic]] Orthodox lady, is the founder and CEO of the non-profit charity [[Stephen's Children]] in [[Cairo]], Egypt. She was also professor of computer science at the American University in Cairo, is married and has a son and a daughter.<ref>[http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/13/54/259275/%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1/%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b2%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%b6%d8%ad%d9%83.aspx Al-Ahram Egyptian Newspaper 8-Oct-2012]</ref> She was nominated to the 2012 [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/Mama-Maggie-leder-Nobel-kampen-6987276.html «Mama Maggie» nominated to Nobel Peace Prize ''(In Norwegian)'']</ref> |
'''Maggie Gobran''' or '''Mama Maggie''', a [[Copts in Egypt|Coptic]] Orthodox lady, is the founder and CEO of the non-profit charity [[Stephen's Children]] in [[Cairo]], Egypt. She was also professor of computer science at the American University in Cairo, is married and has a son and a daughter.<ref>[http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/13/54/259275/%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1/%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b2%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%b6%d8%ad%d9%83.aspx Al-Ahram Egyptian Newspaper 8-Oct-2012]</ref> She was nominated to the 2012 [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/Mama-Maggie-leder-Nobel-kampen-6987276.html «Mama Maggie» nominated to Nobel Peace Prize ''(In Norwegian)'']</ref> |
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Maggie Gobran, often referred to as the [[Mother Teresa]] of Cairo, is a [[Coptic Christian]] lady who once lived an affluent lifestyle sheltered from the poverty and misery,<ref name="Memoir Biography">{{cite book|last1=Vaughn|first1=Ellen|last2=Makary|first2=Marty|title=Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums|date=10 March 2015|publisher=Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio|isbn=978-1501222276}}</ref> but who nevertheless experienced persecution as a Christian in Egypt. In 1989, she gave up her academic career to become a [[Coptic Orthodox]] [[Christian]] consecrated servant and set up the charity Stephen's Children, whose aim is improving the lives of the children of Christians and families living in Cairo's slum quarters and impoverished communities in rural [[Upper Egypt]]. She also offers help to impoverished Muslim and Bahá'í children.<ref>[http://itsasocialthing.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/mama-maggie-gobran/ Mama Maggie Gobran: The Mother Teresa of Cairo]</ref><ref> |
Maggie Gobran, often referred to as the [[Mother Teresa]] of Cairo, is a [[Coptic Christian]] lady who once lived an affluent lifestyle sheltered from the poverty and misery,<ref name="Memoir Biography">{{cite book|last1=Vaughn|first1=Ellen|last2=Makary|first2=Marty|title=Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums|date=10 March 2015|publisher=Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio|isbn=978-1501222276}}</ref> but who nevertheless experienced persecution as a Christian in Egypt. In 1989, she gave up her academic career to become a [[Coptic Orthodox]] [[Christian]] consecrated servant and set up the charity Stephen's Children, whose aim is improving the lives of the children of Christians and families living in Cairo's slum quarters and impoverished communities in rural [[Upper Egypt]]. She also offers help to impoverished Muslim and Bahá'í children.<ref>[http://itsasocialthing.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/mama-maggie-gobran/ Mama Maggie Gobran: The Mother Teresa of Cairo]</ref><ref> |
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Revision as of 21:29, 20 September 2017
Maggie Gobran or Mama Maggie, a Coptic Orthodox lady, is the founder and CEO of the non-profit charity Stephen's Children in Cairo, Egypt. She was also professor of computer science at the American University in Cairo, is married and has a son and a daughter.[1] She was nominated to the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.[2]
Maggie Gobran, often referred to as the Mother Teresa of Cairo, is a Coptic Christian lady who once lived an affluent lifestyle sheltered from the poverty and misery,[3] but who nevertheless experienced persecution as a Christian in Egypt. In 1989, she gave up her academic career to become a Coptic Orthodox Christian consecrated servant and set up the charity Stephen's Children, whose aim is improving the lives of the children of Christians and families living in Cairo's slum quarters and impoverished communities in rural Upper Egypt. She also offers help to impoverished Muslim and Bahá'í children.[4][5]
Resources
Her own words (English)
Story (documentary in English)
References
- ^ Al-Ahram Egyptian Newspaper 8-Oct-2012
- ^ «Mama Maggie» nominated to Nobel Peace Prize (In Norwegian)
- ^ Vaughn, Ellen; Makary, Marty (10 March 2015). Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums. Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio. ISBN 978-1501222276.
- ^ Mama Maggie Gobran: The Mother Teresa of Cairo
- ^ The Fire Within Mama Maggie