Being Fearless, A Guide by Dr. Dinah Lilia Mourise

• Date: 30 March 2021
• Published date: 30 March 2021
• Author: DN MEDIA NETWORK
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

A Fearless Philanthropist

Dr. Dinah Lilia Mourise is the co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization 'Lilia Redemption Foundation,' founded in 2015. The organization was established with a mission to put a stop to child sex trafficking. Leading an organization with such a bold initiative is gutsy work as it directly deals with the dangerous, life-threatening criminals and the violent underworld. But determined to make the world a better place, Dr. Dinah, toughened herself and stood strong to completely eradicate this problem from the face of the earth.

Being a descendant of Queen Nazli Sabry, Queen of Egypt, Dr. Dinah Lilia Mourise was never inclined or attracted towards royalty or being a part of the upper class. Instead, she gravitated towards those who were underprivileged and fought with the harsh realities of life. Helpless, hopeless, and homeless children caught her attention even more. She began serving people since a teenager. After receiving her bachelor's degree in biological literature from the American University of Cairo in Egypt, in 2001, she became an active social worker. She formed a team, consisting of like-minded personalities, those who were driven to improve the lives of all those struggling in this world.

Dr. Mourise joined the Lilian Orphanage in 2002. During her time at the orphanage, she assisted in rescuing abandoned and abused children. Mourise comprehended the severity of the competition. She planned to scan each alley, street, and town to identify abandoned children and provide them a safe place to live.

In 2003 Dinah enrolled in her post-graduate training at the university of medicine in Cairo. She would finish her day at the university and go to the children, sing to them and feed them. She was known to be the 'Karawan' (singing bird) of the orphanage. While volunteering for the orphanage, she and her team visited abandoned allies and demolished areas in Egypt to rescue children who were either sold as beggers or left to die.

Dinah's along with her team, faced many difficulties and problems each time they went on the mission to rescue children. As they combated the underworld criminals on...