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Life Getting Worse for Egypt’s Poor
Egyptians voted on ratifying their new constitution. It’s being billed as a bold step in democratic reform. But Egypt’s poor are being left out of the process, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports, that’s especially true for the poorest Egyptians.
Poor families live among the gravesites at this massive cemetery in Cairo. (Photo: Matthew Bell)
Egyptians voted on ratifying their new constitution over the weekend.
It’s being billed as a bold step in democratic reform.
But Egypt’s poor are being left out of the process, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Cairo, that’s especially true for the poorest Egyptians.