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Figures
| 1. | Map of Cairo | 3 |
| 2. | View of “modern” areas of Cairo | 31 |
| 3. | View of Bulaq | 32 |
| 4. | Some of the project buildings are arranged in murabba‘at (squares) | 47 |
| 5. | Interior of an apartment of a better-off family | 56 |
| 6. | Exterior of apartment building | 58 |
| 7. | A sheep in the kitchen before the Sacrifice Feast | 65 |
| 8. | Example of interior remodeling done by better-off family | 97 |
| 9. | A stand adjacent to an apartment block selling basic groceries and household supplies | 107 |
| 10. | Diagram of various mosques in el-masaakin and el-ahali that Um Ahmed frequents during the week | 128 |
| 11. | Magdy's original apartment | 154 |
| 12. | Magdy's brother's apartment | 155 |
| 13. | Magdy's apartment after the latest additions | 156 |