Our country breaks the world with its record in corruption indicators among officials, ranking 115 among 134 countries.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Egypt has become a major public health problem. Alarming rates were reported for many African nations, reaching as high as 14.5% in Egypt.
Bread became a symbol of inequality in Egypt.
The city also suffers from water pollution as sewage system tends to fail and overflow. On occasion, sewage has escaped onto the streets to cause health problems.
The government has threatened to reduce food subsidies.
The nonstop increase in the prices of the Gas pipelines.
In a report from the Rural Studies center for the year 2008, statistics shows the following
- Egypt has 48 million poor, 2 and a half million in extreme poverty and 45% under the poverty line.
- The unemployment rate reached 22% of the laborers
- 12 millions have no shelters & 2 millions live in cemeteries as per the central agency for public mobilization and statistics
- 46% of the population do not have the basic needs to live.. No food & clean water is one of their biggest dreams.
These are some pictures i photographed in Egypt while working as a photojournalist for Al Masry Al Youm Newspaper from 2008 till 2011 .
Living Alone without hearing or seeing . No water no family no humanity. Ayat Village 2010
Every day’s long queue fighting for gas . Giza 2008
Their house is full of dirty water Due to the sewage system Overflow nearly every two weeks. Fayoum 2009
Amonseeto Workers Sleeping in front of the People’s assembly building for a one month protest to get their rights . 2010
Sewage Worker cleaning with his bare hands without any safety equipment. Ayat Village 2010
This lady Died suffering because of the absence of basic human needs , water, food, care. I heard the news when i went there again . Ayat Village 2010
The 25th January Egyptian Revolution, Tahrir Square 2011
