I deeply believe we must restore mercy to our society, our universal brotherhood, our empathy, which can overcome all barriers and reveal the true nature of men and women. As human beings we all share hopes, dreams, fears and wishes. In light of this we cannot be indifferent and passive in the face of suffering in those around us.
“The city of Palermo is made of many precious tiles, which are all part of its great mosaic. Every time we find a new tile we are honoured to acknowledge......
On March 22nd 2018 we celebrate the 25th anniversary of World Water Day, established by the United Nations to raise awareness about a responsible use of water resources and the......
On March 15th, the Youth for Peace of the Community of Sant’Egidio invited me to give a speech in front of university students and professors willing to learn more about......
On March 6th, Italy celebrated the first National Day of the Righteous of Humanity “to honour the men and women who have helped the victims of persecutions and defended human rights......
Doaa, Nadine, Fatema, Caroline, Fatimata, Salima, Jhuma. These are just some of the women I have met during MOAS’ missions since its inception in 2014. In some cases I remember......
On February 15th the International Organisation for Migration issued a press release to announce the publication, in conjunction with UNICEF, UNHCR, Eurostat and OECD, of a document addressing the need......
Last December during his apostolic visit to Southeast Asia, Pope Francis expressed his concern over violence against the stateless Muslim Rohingya minority, who have arrived in Bangladesh in huge numbers......
Last month a young engineer from Patna, the biggest town in the Bihar region of India, was kidnapped and forced at gunpoint to marry a woman he had never seen......
Since the very beginning of the Rohingya’s influx into Bangladesh, I have highlighted the importance of their status as stateless individuals. In the midst of an unprecedented migration crisis, priority......
A big rice bag, some pieces of wood and a rope: simple materials to support a cradle hanging from the roof, a cradle suspended like the life of the baby......
I believe in social business and philanthropy. I am actively connected to different humanitarian projects. Together with my husband, we created MOAS and Tangiers Group, our family business, where I am currently a member of the Board of Directors
“the human species — we, in short — had the potential to construct an enormity of pain, and that pain is the only force created from nothing, without cost and without effort. It is enough not to see, not to listen, not to act”
Primo Levi
“Omnia munda mundis; coinquinatis autem et infidelibus nihil mundum, sed inquinatae sunt eorum et mens et conscientia”