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20. Nun Emmanuelle and years spent in Egypt

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Year: 
2010
Week: 
23
Article number: 
20
Article pages: 
32
Date of source: 
June 9, 2010
Author: 
Sāmih Sāmī
Reviewer: 
Sh&#257d&#299 Sal&#257h al-D&#299n
Article summary: 
The author speaks about Nun Emmanuelle and her autobiography published after her death in which she reveals great passion for Egypt.
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“Everyone agreed on her importance, but she said in her autobiography that she is an ordinary person and does not deserve all the appreciation and reverence,” the author said.
“The French nun, who also carries the Egyptian nationality, realized great achievements for the poor people around the world, mainly in Egypt,” he added.
In her autobiography, Madeleine Cinquin said she was born in 1908 and lived in Paris, Brussels, Istanbul and Cairo.

 

In 1971, she witnessed the impoverished conditions of the trash collectors in Cairo and decided to live among them.

 

The autobiography reveals her love and passion for Egypt. She was honored with Egyptian nationality in 1991.
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