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Egyptian trash collectors
Jun 6 2009, Waleed

Just beyond the medieval ramparts, moats and mosques of Cairo’s citadel sprawls an equally medieval site that tourists rarely see. Unlike the well-preserved fortress, however, this is one slice of the city’s past that the authorities are keen to...

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