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\u2615\ud83c\udf33 A year-long lobbying campaign by the <\/strong>Zamalek<\/a><\/strong>Association for Development<\/a><\/strong> (Zad) turned granular data \u2014 and a clause in Egypt\u2019s Public Shops Law \u2014 into a policy victory with implications well beyond their district.<\/strong> The decree<\/a> issued by the Cairo Governorate on 28 April banning new restaurant and cafe licenses in Zamalek, Maadi, Heliopolis, and Garden City landed as a commendable<\/a>, straightforward regulatory act, but behind it was a heroic community effort to reclaim the streets of Zamalek. <\/p>\n

The trigger was the \u201chypercommercialization\u201d of Zamalek<\/strong>, Farida Makar, a founding board member of Zad who led the effort, tells EnterpriseAM. Between the construction of \u201cMamsha Ahl Masr\u201d \u2014 the 1.8-km walkway on the Nile \u2014 and the extension of Cairo Metro Line 3, Zamalek has undergone massive changes. Over the past five years \u2014 with a sharp acceleration in the last two \u2014 Zamalek\u2019s residential side streets have faced a surge of new F&B outlets, bringing a host of challenges, including increased loitering, trash accumulation, noise, and chronic parking congestion.<\/p>\n

Zad, with the help of a handful of volunteer urban planners and architectural firm Al Mostasharoon Al Motahedoon, mapped every restaurant and cafe in their district.<\/strong> The count for northern Zamalek alone \u2014 from 26th of July Street upward \u2014 came to 209 cafes and restaurants. According to Makar, this is more than Downtown Cairo and, on a per-resident, per-square-meter basis, denser than any of Cairo\u2019s other upscale neighborhoods. \u201cWe have a situation where Zamalek is receiving 10 times the [number] of visitors as residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we revealed our map to the governorate, they were shocked<\/strong>,\u201d Makar says. \u201cWe walked the streets and methodically mapped every single cafe, recording addresses, opening dates, and violations, and putting it all into a database. It was about a year's work, and the findings were difficult to ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The legislative<\/strong> play<\/p>\n

A group of Zad lawyers combed the 2019 Public Shops Law and landed on Article 8<\/strong>, which allows authorities to prohibit certain commercial activities in specific geographic areas. \u201cIt became our Bible,\u201d Makar says.<\/p>\n

Once the initial groundwork was complete, the breakthrough came in two meetings <\/strong>\u2014 one with Local Development Minister Manal Awad and one with Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber, accompanied by MP Sahar Attia. Armed with a PowerPoint, the map, and the Article 8 argument, the association presented a density comparison across Cairo districts. The governor, Makar says, agreed the affected areas qualified as heritage districts \u2014 and crucially, the association negotiated that the resulting decree cover four neighborhoods, not just Zamalek.<\/p>\n

The Heliopolis angle: <\/strong>While Zad spearheaded the initiative and the lobbying that led to the F&B license ban, the Heliopolis Heritage Initiative<\/a> \u2014 a residents' group founded in 2011 that successfully lobbied for the restoration of the Baron Palace and blocked a proposed bridge over the Basilica \u2014 had been pushing on the same front for years.<\/p>\n

Choucri Asmar, a founding member of the initiative, points out that Heliopolis\u2019 problems are a bit different.<\/strong> \u201cWe aren\u2019t against cafes per se; Heliopolis has always been an entertainment destination, and we\u2019re happy to keep it that way. We are against the lack of regulation. We also have a huge problem with street vendors and cafes that spill onto our sidewalks. We should have designated zones for restaurants, shopping, or quiet residential areas where no commercial activity is allowed,\u201d Asmar tells us.<\/p>\n

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What comes next?<\/p>\n

Choucri welcomes the decree but points out that \u201cit stops the bleeding but doesn't treat the existing situation.\u201d <\/strong>Makar argues the law already provides tools: licenses require renewal, rent contracts expire, and Article 24 of the same law allows closure of any shop causing \u201cgross nuisance\u201d to residents \u2014 even a licensed one. Unauthorized use of pavement is also grounds for shutdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the law is one thing and implementation is another<\/strong>,\u201d Makar says. \u201cBut at least the law is now in our favor. Implementation will be a challenge, but we have a very vigilant and alert community, and it will be our job to monitor.\u201d Zad, through contributions from residents and businesses like EFG Hermes and Azza Fahmy, is also planting trees to restore some of the greenery that was removed to accommodate metro ventilation rooms and redesigning pedestrian crossings on 26th of July Street.<\/p>\n

In Heliopolis, Choucri is developing a strategy to restore facades and replan streets. <\/strong>His association began with the area between Medan Korba and Ahram Street and is currently commissioning a full urban redesign of the Basilica Square and Ahram Boulevard area through a competition for architects and urban planners in coordination with the Cairo Governorate, the National Organization for Urban Harmony, and the Heliopolis Housing Company. The funding to implement will come from Heliopolis Housing and private Heliopolis-based businesses.<\/p>\n

Going forward, resident associations from \u2014 Zamalek, Heliopolis, and <\/strong>Maadi<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 each with a victory under its belt, intend to coordinate.<\/strong> The three associations, along with a heritage preservation group from Port Said, held their first joint meeting just days before the decree was announced and are now reviving the Egypt Heritage Network, a coalition that dates back to 2014. The goal is to push for heritage districts across Egypt to be governed under a distinct regulatory framework \u2014 not just protected by one-off decrees.<\/p>\n

For the F&B industry, the immediate effect is a supply freeze that will likely drive up the value of existing licenses. <\/strong>For Cairo's heritage neighborhoods, the real test is whether the decree can outlast the commercial pressures that made it necessary. \u201cI think the lesson learned is that without proper regulation, everyone is going to eventually suffer, and that there are ways to cooperate for better outcomes,\u201d Makkar says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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