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Sherifa shops for food at lunchtime at the market just next to City of the Dead.

Sherifa, 36, has been living in the City of the Dead ever since she married Tarek. They have two children, Said, 12, and Aya, nine. She used to live with her family in Old Cairo. Her husband sells newspapers near the Ralifa Police Station, while she takes care of the house and the children.