Saturday, 30 April 2011

Swan Lake vs slums: Egypt faces housing challenge

A man jokes with a woman outside their house in Boulaq Abu El-Ela in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Eight families, at least 70 people, share the eight-room mud brick dwelling. "You can't say what we're doing is living," says Hassan, who makes $150 per month in Egypt. "I wish I could move out, but I can't afford it ... In Egypt, even dreams are expensive."




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