In pictures: meet Egypt’s garbage people, the Zabbaleen

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  • Coptic Christian men in the Manshiyat Naser neighbourhood packing garbage on a truck to sell in Cairo. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
    Coptic Christian men in the Manshiyat Naser neighbourhood packing garbage on a truck to sell in Cairo. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
  • A street in Manshiyat Naser. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
    A street in Manshiyat Naser. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
  • The Zabbaleen, or garbage people, perform a vital service by cleaning up rubbish in the city. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
    The Zabbaleen, or garbage people, perform a vital service by cleaning up rubbish in the city. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
  • A boy at the main gate of the Manshiyat Naser slum in Cairo, leaving with his cart to the city to collect garbage. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
    A boy at the main gate of the Manshiyat Naser slum in Cairo, leaving with his cart to the city to collect garbage. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
  • A Coptic Christian family selecting garbage to sell. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National
    A Coptic Christian family selecting garbage to sell. Sandor Jaszberenyi / The National

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