On 25 March 2017, under the patronage of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center organized a ceremony to honor the ideal mothers and mothers of the abode martyrs.
HG Anba Ermia, General Bishop and head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, honored the ideal mothers of this year, include mothers of the martyrs of the homeland (the army, the police, Al-Botrosya Church and Al-Arish).
The ceremony was attended by Ambassador Nabila Makram, Minister of State for Migration and Egyptians Abroad, Dr. Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women, Major General Refaat Komsan, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Election Affairs, Dr. Naim Saad Zaghlul, Director of Information at the Council of Ministers Information and Decision Support Center, Ambassador Mona Omar Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Member of the National Council for Women, President of the African Center of the British University, and a number of members of the House of Representatives.
Anba Ermia welcomed the attendees I welcome you at your home “the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center” which is a center that communicates with all Egyptians in all matters and share with you joys and sorrows.
His grace also welcomed all the mothers who came from various cities and villages in Egypt. He pointed out that the ideal mothers that were chose to be honored today are few models from all mothers in Egypt who deserve recognition and appreciation. The mother is the one who make the present and the future, and the hero originator .
After that, speeches of senior audience went on, and poetry were delivered, and then some of the music and national songs were played, and also the mother’s songs.
At the end of the ceremony, Anba Ermia, accompanied by Ambassador Nabila Makram, Minister of State for Migration and Egyptians Affairs abroad, and Engineer Sami Fahmy, member of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, honored 55 ideal mothers 1. Mrs. Ikram Fahmy Sulaiman 2. Ms. Yvonne Magdi Ramzi 3. Ms. Iman Al-Ghareeb Al-Bayoumi Abdel-Alaal 4. Mrs. Iman Youssef Estephanos 5. Mrs. Olfat Samuel Joseph 6. Ms. Amal Labib Attieh (Um Adel) 7. Ms. Ansaf Rushdi Youssef 8. Ms. Badria Maher Boutros 9. Ms. Badria Nushei Dawood 10. Dr. Jacqueline Ramzi Zekri Hanna 11. Ms. Janet Hanna Abdel-Masih 12. Ms. Gamalat Najib Wasef 13. Ms. Juliet Lucas Iskandar 14. Ms. Jony Zakaria Khalil Abdel-Sayed 15. Mrs. Hanan Najeeb Riad 16. Mrs. Demiana Gendi Ibrahim 17. Mrs. Rasmia Jadallah Qlada 18. Ms. Reda Marzouk Naan Yaqoub 19. Ms. Raymonda Ramzi Ayyad 20. Mrs. Samia Sadek Filimon 21. Mrs. Souad Matta Ibrahim 22. Ms. Salam Tawfiq Atallah 23. Ms. Salwa Nazih Amin 24. Dr. Siham Wadie 25. Ms. Suheir Michel Shenouda 26. Ms. Susan Aziz Rashta 27. Ms. Shaimaa Abdel Samie Aboul Naga 28. Mrs. Aida George Israel Harun 29. Mrs. Aida Hanna Abdel-Masih 30. Ms. Aida Abdel Maqsoud 31. Ms. Abeer Magdy Iskandar 32. Ms. Afaf Habib Yacoub 33. Mrs. Awatif William Habib 34. Ms. Fayza Sami Armanious (Umm Sherif) 35. Ms. Fayza Attieh Abul-Khair 36. Ms. Faiza Fahim Markos 37. Ms. Fayea Ghattas Andraus 38. Dr. Ferial Adib Morkos 39. Ms. Fawzia Abdelmalek Gerges 40. Engineer Mary Abdel-Masih 41. Mrs. Maryam Salah Shawqi 42. Ms. Mariam Labib Fanous 43. Ms. Moushira Fouad Youssef 44. Dr. Nadia Zakhari 45. Ms. Nadia Azmi Mitri 46. Ms. Nabilah Fawzi Hanna 47. Ms. Najat Sayed Gabr 48. Ms. Najia Ayyad Saad 49. Ms. Nermin Jamal Alaedin Mohamed 50. Dr. Nermin Samir Abdo 51. Ms. Nesreen Abdel Fattah Ali Khalil 52. Ms. Nidal Ali Mohamed 53. Ms. Nahla Farouk Fahim 54. Ms. Haneyah Gad Salama 55. Ms. Wafa Ghattas Naguib At the end of the ceremony senior attendee were honored as well as student Peter Imad and that came at the will of the ideal mothers.