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Egypt: Impatient in Imbaba

Two years after the uprising that felled Mubarak, Egyptians in one Cairo neighbourhood are tired of waiting for change.

On January 28, 2011, protesters in Imbaba - many of them children - marched through the streets, calling on their neighbours to rally against then president Hosni Mubarak.
By Matthew Cassel
Published On 12 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

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The protesters battled police for hours.
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Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the demonstrators. They attempted - and often failed - to make petrol bombs to push police lines back.
The youth that day emerged victorious, eventually making their way to Tahrir Square.
Today, students in Imbaba say they(***)re tired of being patient.
Residents say the neighbourhood has become dirtier and less safe since the 2011 uprising.
Tuk-tuks transport people for short distances around Imbaba. Hamada, who works at a call centre, said most of his friends are unemployed or underemployed.
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Butcher Thabet Abdul Aziz takes a break after a day of slaughtering. He says the constant power outages are hurting his business.


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