Maggie Gobran Explained

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)

• Mama Maggie Gobran teaching about the power of silence as a spiritual discipline

Story (documentary in English)

• Mama Maggie part 01
• Mama Maggie part 02

Further reading

• Web site: A Profile: The Mother Teresa of Cairo. 16 February 2020. Scoop Empire. en.
• Web site: Maggie Gobran: "Mama" to Thousands of Children in Egypt . en . 14 January 2019 . Video . USC Dornsife College .

External links

• Stephens Children Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 . ar . 2019-07-04.
2. Web site: "Mama Maggie" leder Nobel-kampen . "Mama Maggie" leads the Nobel race . USA . Kristoffer Rønneberg Aftenpostens korrespondent i . Aftenposten . 10 September 2012 . nb-NO . 2019-07-04.
3. Web site: Shaker . Nada . Egypt's Coptic philanthropist nominated for Nobel Prize - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East . www.al-monitor.com . 23 May 2022 . en . 5 March 2020.
4. Book: Vaughn. Ellen. Makary. Marty. Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums. 10 March 2015. Thomas Nelson on Brilliance Audio. 978-1501222276.
5. Web site: Mama Maggie Gobran: The Mother Teresa of Cairo . October 12 . PR BONFACE TOROREI . Reply. 2011 at 9:11 pm -->. 2011-10-03 . BLOOM . en . 2019-07-04.
6. Web site: The Fire Within Mama Maggie . Shelley . Marshall . CT Pastors . en . 2011-10-17 . 2019-07-04.
7. Web site: Biographies of the Finalists for the 2019 International Women of Courage Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305220533/https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2019/bio/index.htm. dead. 2019-03-05. state.gov. 2019-03-10.
8. News: 2020-11-23. BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-11-23.