With human shields, the urban poor are protecting their homes from govt demolition.
Tag: housing & services
The Water Revolt continues
The drinking water shortages continue, causing citizens to take to the streets in Suez and Nasr City’s Ezbet el-Haggana, blocking highways while waving empty plastic buckets and clashing with the police.
Kafr Elw residents score victory
Farah was with the Kafr Elw residents when they received the keys for their new flats.
Try to spend sometime browsing the set of pix I took of the residents last December, when their struggle started, and the one taken by Farah. It’s easy to identify the women and men from last year, but their facial expressions differ. In my set, which was taken at the beginning of the saga, the residents’ faces were full of anger, defiance as well as panic, sadness and concern. In Farah’s, their faces are just the purest form of happiness and joy following their victory.
Mabrouk once again for the Kafr Elw residents.