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‘City of the Dead’: The graveyard slum of Bab el Nasr cemetery in Cairo | Dangerous Minds

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Tamara Abdul Hadi‘s photography of the Bab il Nasr cemetery in Cairo, Egypt is seeing the (relative) habitability of what is literally a slum in a graveyard. The impromptu urban housing of the very poor tends to evoke images of crowded favelas, Calcutta in 1969 or even a US tent city, but many photos of Bab il Nasr look remarkably clean, quaint, and established. Living conditions actually vary widely—plumbing and electricity exist in some homes, but these basic amenities are hardly ubiquitous. Still, many residents have made remarkable comfort and safety...

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27P7+88H, Salah Salem, الدرب الأحمر، محافظة القاهرة‬ 4294001

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