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Mahjoub Abdel Dayem 2030 Plan
The article discusses the character of «Mahjoub Abdel Dayem», who hails from the village of «Al-Qanatar Al-Khayriyah», within the context of the novel and film «Cairo 30». It highlights his case as a representative of the marginalized class that emerged alongside the «Qanatar» project initiated by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1847. The article explains that major development projects typically benefit a ruling elite of princes and ministers, while impoverished individuals like Mahjoub are confined to lowly, degrading jobs such as «servants». They endure poor, menial tasks in exchange for mere crumbs of bread and money, having no alternative means for earning a livelihood. Moreover, the article notes that this depiction reflects a social reality characterized by vast inequality. It introduces the character of Salim Al-Ikhsidi, who learned the art of dough-making from his mother and became a servant in official offices, turning this limited ambition into a symbol of restricted aspirations tied to menial work. The piece points out that the relationship between the marginalized and the grand project boils down to exploiting the poor as service providers and fulfilling the interests of the elite. There is also an underlying notion that wealth is generated through the exploitation of «waste», a pattern that persists into the future as shown in «Cairo 2030». In that context, models of individuals serving the powerful through illegal or unethical means reappear, as they delight in intruding upon the lives of the wealthy at the expense of their morals.
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