Maggie Gobran

Maggie Gobran or Mama Maggie, a Coptic Orthodox, 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 for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.[2]

Maggie Gobran in 2019

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 the poverty and misery.[3] 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.[4][5]

In 2019, she was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by the Department of United States and the US First Lady Melania Trump.[6] Gobran was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.[7]

Resources

Her own words (English)

Story (documentary in English)

References
  1. "بالصور.. ماجي الأم تريزا المصرية لـ بوابة الأهرام : ضحكة طفل عندى أهم.. لا يشغلني الفوز بنوبل". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. USA, Kristoffer Rønneberg Aftenpostens korrespondent i. "«Mama Maggie» leder Nobel-kampen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. October 12, PR BONFACE TOROREI |; Reply, 2011 at 9:11 pm | (3 October 2011). "Mama Maggie Gobran: The Mother Teresa of Cairo". BLOOM. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. Shelley, Marshall. "The Fire Within Mama Maggie". CT Pastors. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards". www.state.gov. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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