FEATURE-Uprising leaves Egyptians freer, poorer
23 Jan 2012 13:39 Source: Reuters // Reuters
Poor are frustrated and fearful
Middle class is also feeling the pinch
Incomes depressed and inflation out of control
By Sherine El Madany and Tom Pfeiffer
CAIRO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Mechanic Hany Shaaban heard there was free food on offer in Cairo's Tahrir Square, so he left his poor neighbourhood of Sayda Aisha to mingle with the crowds demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule.
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