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The Egyptian Bread Crisis—أزمة الخبز المصرية

This article was commissioned for Is Greater Than Speakers of Egyptian colloquial Arabic use the same word, عيش (‘aish), for both “bread” and “life”. Indeed, bread represents on average around 50–60% of Egyptians’ caloric intake and is the perennial complement to every meal. Cairo streets in the mornings are awash …