In April 2025, several members of our association Solidarité-Orient visited the people involved in various projects set up for and by the ragpickers of Cairo. Among them were Romani Badir, who comes from a family of ragpickers and became an engineer specialising in plastic recycling, who helped set up a nursery school, and Sister Sara, a Coptic Orthodox nun, friend and close collaborator of Sister Emmanuelle, whose work she continues. From these various encounters and visits, we brought back striking images of the daily lives of the ragpickers of Moqattam, men and women whose destiny is to collect the thousands of tonnes of rubbish thrown onto the streets of the Egyptian capital. They have turned this condition into a source of pride. And it is a great sense of solidarity that unites this community, 98% of whose members are Christian. We invite you to discover these snapshots of life that depict the harsh reality but also the joy, resilience and faith of the zabbalin (garbage collectors in Arab), second-class citizens in an Egypt where interfaith dialogue remains a major challenge.
+++ From 8 March to 22 March 2026, don't miss our exhibition about the "Ragpickers of Moqattam" at the Chapel for Europe. We would like to organise a preview to present the exhibition on Wednesday 11 March between 5pm and 7pm. Would you like to join us? Please answer via this Googleform: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSM9bFyEiiNbRKNskLACOoypXsaLuy3fMWI-00NRRDE4q_XA/viewform?usp=publish-editor
+++ Van 8 maart tot 22 maart 2026 kunt u onze tentoonstelling over de "Ragpickers of Moqattam" in de Kapel voor Europa niet missen. We willen graag een preview organiseren om de tentoonstelling te presenteren op woensdag 11 maart tussen 17.00 en 19.00 uur. Wilt u erbij zijn? Beantwoord dan deze Googleform: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSM9bFyEiiNbRKNskLACOoypXsaLuy3fMWI-00NRRDE4q_XA/viewform?usp=publish-editor
+++ Du 8 au 22 mars 2026, ne manquez pas notre exposition sur les "chiffonniers de Moqattam" à la Chapelle pour l'Europe. Nous aimerions organiser un vernissage pour présenter l'exposition le mercredi 11 mars entre 17h et 19h. Souhaitez-vous vous joindre à nous ? Merci de répondre via ce formulaire Google : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSM9bFyEiiNbRKNskLACOoypXsaLuy3fMWI-00NRRDE4q_XA/viewform?usp=publish-editor
