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The small Nile Delta city of Mit Roumi, nestled amidst palm trees and cotton plantations, is usually filled with the rattle of tuk-tuks and the rumble of buses. However, during the respite of Ramadan, an unusual calm descends upon the city. A light breeze brushes Mr. Al Araby as he motorcycles past his office building. His eyes are weary, his stomach gnaws with hunger, yet an uncontrollable excitement fills his face. Mr. Al Araby, an insurance planner by day, is one of the organisers of the Mit Roumi Ramadan Football Tournament, the oldest of its kind in Egypt. “Someone from another province o…

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