| Native name | مريم نور |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marie-Noëlle Yeghiayan |
| Birth date | May 24, 1936 (age 90) |
| Birth place | Douma, Lebanon |
| Citizenship | American, Lebanese |
| Occupation | TV Personality |
Mariam Nour (Arabic: مريم نور, born May 24, 1936) is a Lebanese television personality and author, who discusses food and lifestyle issues in the Lebanese and Arab media,[1][2] and an expert in the Macrobiotic diet and alternative medicine.[3]
Life and career
Nour was born in Douma, Lebanon as Marie Manuel Yeghiayan to an Armenian father and Lebanese mother, she mentioned that Musa al-Sadr had named her as Mariam Nour.[4]
She traveled to the United States where she was taught by Osho and Michio Kushi. She survived hereditary breast cancer as she healed herself naturally.[5]
With her return to Lebanon in the late 1990s, Nour brought new age ideas to the Arab world. She presented many programs on the Lebanese Al Jadeed (New TV) station and appeared at various times on Al Jazeera Arabic and other Arab stations promoting her views and lifestyle.[6] Nour is a dual citizen of Lebanon and the United States.
See also
References
- ^ Light Luise (1996). Food for a Saint. Vegetarian Times September 1996
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (October 22, 2004). A [sic]charged food fest. New York Times
- ^ "مريم نور...مفقودة بعد انفجار بيروت - حياتنا - جهات - الإمارات اليوم" (in Arabic). www.emaratalyoum.com. 6 August 2020. Archived 2021-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "مريم نور تملأ إستديو 'هيدا حكي' على 'ام تي في' بحكي جنسي وتغادر إعتراضاً على الأسئلة" (in Arabic). alquds.co.uk. 6 January 2014. Archived 4 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "5 famous Arab breast cancer survivors". thelifepile.com. 23 October 2017. Archived 20 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Sussman, Anna (August 16, 2007). A Lebanese chef's vision: Make falafel, not war. Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine New York Times