A Zabaleen man sits on the street amongst some goats and next to sacks of garbage
The suburb of Moqqatam is home to a community of Coptic Chritiand know as the Zabaleen which means the gargage collectors They have taken on a semi official role as Cairos bin men The garbage is brought back to the suburb and sorted through for items to recycle
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