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Photojournalist Hamada Elrasam provides a glimpse of conditions that have resulted from unmanaged growth. Show more Show less __________________________________________________________________ Modern problems in an ancient land. Cairo’s skyline shows overcrowding that has resulted from unmanaged growth and often nonexistent planning. 1 Modern problems in an ancient land. Cairo's skyline shows overcrowding that has resulted from unmanaged growth and often nonexistent planning. While the demand for new housing grows exponentially, brick production thrives. A large kiln on the Cairo-Alexandria highway turns out thousands of bricks a day to feed Egypt's voracious -- and in many cases illegal -- building boom. 2 While the demand for new housing grows exponentially, brick production thrives. A large kiln on the Cairo-Alexandria highway turns out thousands of bricks a day to feed Egypt's voracious -- and in many cases illegal -- building boom. Dahab Island on the Nile is one of many informal neighborhoods in Cairo where the shortage of homes has prompted many to build without permits and caused many to build on what were fertile, highly productive farmlands along the Nile. 3 Dahab Island on the Nile is one of many informal neighborhoods in Cairo where the shortage of homes has prompted many to build without permits and caused many to build on what were fertile, highly productive farmlands along the Nile. Apartment towers stand in Maadi, an affluent Cairo suburb where riverfront property sells at a premium. For investors, the choice between putting big money into booming real estate and farmland is a no-brainer. 4 Apartment towers stand in Maadi, an affluent Cairo suburb where riverfront property sells at a premium. For investors, the choice between putting big money into booming real estate and farmland is a no-brainer. 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