Maggie Gobran
Maggie Gobran (Arabic: ماجي جبران) or Mama Maggie, is a Coptic Orthodox nun and 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 for Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 and 2020.[2][3]
Life
Maggie Gobran often referred to as the Mother Teresa of Cairo, is a Coptic Christian lady who once lived an affluent lifestyle, sheltered from poverty and misery.[4] Despite this, she still 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.[5][6]
In 2019, she was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by the Department of United States and the US First Lady Melania Trump.[7] Gobran was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[8]
Resources
Her own words (English)
Story (documentary in English)
References
- ^ "بالصور.. ماجي الأم تريزا المصرية لـ بوابة الأهرام : ضحكة طفل عندى أهم.. لا يشغلني الفوز بنوبل" [In pictures.. Maggie Mother Teresa of Egypt to Al-Ahram Gate: A child's laugh is more important to me.. I don't care about winning a Nobel Prize]. بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Kristoffer Rønneberg Aftenpostens korrespondent i (10 September 2012). ""Mama Maggie" leder Nobel-kampen" ["Mama Maggie" leads the Nobel race]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). USA. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Shaker, Nada (5 March 2020). "Egypt's Coptic philanthropist nominated for Nobel Prize - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ 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". BLOOM. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Shelley, Marshall (17 October 2011). "The Fire Within Mama Maggie". CT Pastors. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards". state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
Further reading
- "A Profile: The Mother Teresa of Cairo". Scoop Empire. 16 February 2020.
- "Maggie Gobran: "Mama" to Thousands of Children in Egypt" (Video). USC Dornsife College. 14 January 2019.
