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Young Egyptian Street Vendor Shatters Stereotypes and Inspires Social Media Users

December 21, 2015

يوسف بائع ” الفريسكا ” يقلب موازيين وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي ويضرب المثل لكل شاب!!#اخر_النهار Posted by Al Nahar on Friday, December 18, 2015 With little to no improvement in Egypt’s struggle with unemployment, many young Egyptians face a rough start as they venture into their independent lives due to the lack of sufficient job opportunities. According to the latest statistics published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAMPAS), 12.9 percent of Egyptians aged 15-64 are unemployed, while the rate increases to 26.3 percent for the age group 18-29. However, despite what most Egyptians consider a bleak situation, 26-year-old Youssef, a street vendor who has grown popular in Cairo, and whose story has gone viral across the social networks, reminds young Egyptians that there always is a silver lining even if they have to make it themselves. “[Selling] freska is quite a normal thing to do, but the important thing is for you to add your own touch to it,” says Youssef in a report by Akher al-Nahar TV show. “When you love something, you’ll find yourself giving it more than you expected you could.” Freska, the Egyptian version of wafer stroopwafels, is…


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