ماجدة جبران
Maggie Gobran (Arabic: ماجي جبران) or Mama Maggie is a Coptic Orthodox consecrated servant 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. Retrieved 4 يوليو 2019.
- ^ Kristoffer Rønneberg Aftenpostens korrespondent i (10 سبتمبر 2012). ""Mama Maggie" leder Nobel-kampen" ["Mama Maggie" leads the Nobel race]. Aftenposten (in النرويجية بوكمال). USA. Retrieved 4 يوليو 2019.
- ^ Shaker, Nada (5 مارس 2020). "Egypt's Coptic philanthropist nominated for Nobel Prize - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 23 مايو 2022.
- ^ Vaughn, Ellen; Makary, Marty (10 مارس 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 (in الإنجليزية). 3 أكتوبر 2011. Retrieved 4 يوليو 2019.
- ^ Shelley, Marshall (17 أكتوبر 2011). "The Fire Within Mama Maggie". CT Pastors (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 4 يوليو 2019.
- ^ "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards". state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 مارس 2019. Retrieved 10 مارس 2019.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?" (in الإنجليزية البريطانية). BBC News. 23 نوفمبر 2020. Retrieved 23 نوفمبر 2020.
Further reading
- "A Profile: The Mother Teresa of Cairo". Scoop Empire (in الإنجليزية). 16 فبراير 2020.
- "Maggie Gobran: "Mama" to Thousands of Children in Egypt" (Video). USC Dornsife College (in الإنجليزية). 14 يناير 2019.
External links
قالب:International Women of Courage Awards
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- Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award