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Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there.

Tomorrow God Willing Selfmade Destinies in Cairo

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/1996
      ISBN13: 9780226898353, 978-0226898353
      ISBN10: 0226898350
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      Book Synopsis
      Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there.

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