Egypt launches new programs to address poverty - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Safiaa Mounir

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Sherien Fathy, a blind 32-year-old mother of two, feeds her son Yehia at her home in Cairo March 5, 2014. Sherien, a graduate of the College of Arts? Arabic department who works as a specialist manager at the General Petroleum Corporation, hopes the government will do more to help disabled people to find jobs and contribute to the economy. Sherien is married to lawyer Khaled Hanafy, who is also blind. On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginnin — Sherien Fathy, a blind 32-year-old mother of two, feeds her son Yehia at her home in Cairo, March 5, 2014. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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