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The side door to the big top in the seaside resort of Gamassa, August
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Bazaq getting made-up before a show in Gamassa, August
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Hamada and friend launch Khalid Yassin into the air, at a late night practice session in Cairo, May
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The seaside resort of Gamassa. The roadside portrait is President Hosni Mubarak
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Adel and Zizo after a late night, Walid Yassin's flat, Gamassa, July
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Zizo prepares for a rare performance as a clown, Gamassa, August
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Hani walks the tightrope in front of a full house in Gamassa
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Hani's younger brother Sameh before a show, Gamassa
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Hani psyching himself before going on, Gamassa, August
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The tent after the show, Gamassa, July
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Adel warms up in his own style backstage before a show, Gamassa, July
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Audience, Cairo, June
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Circus kids, backstage in Cairo. Many of them become skilled performers at very young ages
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Backstage training area, Cairo, May
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Naima the lion cub during training, Cairo. Walid Yassin is working as a lion prodder
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Karim, lion prodder and tea-maker, Cairo, May
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Khalid and Ahmed Yassin, outside their changing rooms, Cairo, May. The costumes are made by the circus
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Khalid Yassin and one of the many circus kids who wait round the circus for their parents to finish work
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Walid Yassin at a private show at the Hilton in 6th October City, sometime in June
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Ahmad Yassin
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Juggling at the Hilton, 6th October city
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Walid Yassin, sleepless on the Cairo Metro on the way from Gamassa to a clowing performance at the circus in Cairo, August
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Putting Hamada's cousin's horses to bed after a show, Gamassa, August
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Setting up the lion cage before a show in Cairo
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Gamassa's circus musicians have a smoking habit
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Balloon vendor, Cairo, July
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Setting up the lion cage before a show in Gamassa
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Picture of Hamada the lion tamer as a child, Cairo
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Hamada, aged 23 and in charge of his own section, at practice in Cairo, August
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Dollar the lion, Cairo
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An old donkey soon to be lion feed, Gamassa
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Preparing lions food near Helwan, autumn
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Hamada at Russian acrobats practice in Cairo
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Safety rigging at the big top in Cairo
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Gamassa's idea of a good time, August
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Adel and Zizo working on their dance routine at Walid Yassin's flat in Gamassa
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Adel backstage before a show in Gamassa, July
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