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Middle class Egyptians are changing their lifestyles to cope with the economic crunch <\/strong>and increasing prices<\/strong>, Shahira Amin writes for Al-Monitor<\/a>. Amin presents accounts of people who started using the internet to supplement their income through moves like renting out spare rooms in their houses and selling their own food products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Middle class Egyptians are changing their lifestyles to cope with the economic crunch and increasing prices, Shahira Amin writes for Al-Monitor. 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