Copts of Cairo's 'Garbage City'
- By Sharon Behn
![Coptic Christian boys stand on a pile of cardboard in the Cairo area of Manshiyat Naser, or Garbage City, July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2b029c42-a4ba-41df-8450-0e81b31ac21b_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Coptic Christian boys stand on a pile of cardboard in the Cairo area of Manshiyat Naser, or Garbage City, July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)
![A sign advertising tattoo crosses outside St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Christian church is seen on the edge of an area of Cairo called Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5fa7e9bd-27da-4530-b384-e6931026e32e_w1024_q10_s.png)
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A sign advertising tattoo crosses outside St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Christian church is seen on the edge of an area of Cairo called Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)
![A truck loaded with garbage driving through the Coptic Christian slum area of Cairo known as Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ad4bdf97-15ae-44e9-b847-6bbc8af83a53_w1024_q10_s.png)
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A truck loaded with garbage driving through the Coptic Christian slum area of Cairo known as Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)
![A picture of Jesus is seen in a shop window in the Coptic Christian area of Cairo known as Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e51e4eb1-a898-4b57-875a-e8f71dc535bf_w1024_q10_s.png)
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A picture of Jesus is seen in a shop window in the Coptic Christian area of Cairo known as Garbage City July 18, 2013. (VOA/S. Behn)