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 OrthodoxChristian 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]
^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.
^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. ISBN978-1501222276.
