Atatürk, I say that this is not enough, but you are for us “Atasharq” [Father of the East]. Its meaning did not come from any female head of delegation, and thanked me very much for the great influence, and then I begged him to present us with a picture of his Excellency for publication in the journal L'Égyptienne." Philanthropy Sha'arawi was involved in philanthropic projects throughout her life. In 1909, she created the first philanthropic society run by Egyptian women (Mabarrat Muhammad 'Ali), offering social services for poor women and children. She argued that women-run social service projects were important for two reasons. First, by engaging in such projects, women would widen their horizons, acquire practical knowledge and direct their focus outward. Second, such projects would challenge the view that all women are creatures of pleasure and beings in need of protection. To Sha'arawi, problems of the poor were to be resolved through charitable activities of the rich, particularly through donations to education programs. Holding a somewhat romanticized view of poor women's lives, she viewed them as passive recipients of social services, not to be consulted about priorities or goals. The rich, in turn, were the "guardians and protectors of the nation." Tribute Sha'arawi is depicted in the song "The Lioness" by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner on his 2019 album No Man's Land. On 23 June 2020, Google celebrated her 141st birthday with a Google Doodle. See also Women's literary salons and societies in the Arab world List of women's rights activists Timeline of first women's suffrage in majority-Muslim countries Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) Timeline of women's suffrage Notes References External links Egyptian women make their mark 1879 births 1947 deaths Egyptian nationalists Egyptian feminists Egyptian revolutionaries African revolutionaries People from Minya Governorate royal princesses Egyptian Muslims Women's rights in Egypt Egyptian women's rights activists Proponents of Islamic feminism Egyptian suffragists Egyptian magazine founders 20th-century Egyptian women writers