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Smoke, soot and sweat: Egyptians labour in appalling conditions for very little money at a charcoal ‘factory’ in Inshas village north of the Cairo. (Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP)
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Shisha pipes smoke out Egypt’s charcoal makers

Wood from mango and orange trees is charred for smoking shisha, while the charcoal from casuarina, camphor and olive trees is used for barbecues

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