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World Service,11 Nov 2004,22 mins

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Cairo in Egypt is home to 18 million people, with young people facing an uphill struggle whether in full-time education or embarking on their working lives. In a country where unemployment is high, final exams in particular hold a lot of fear for secondary school pupils, with the pressure on to get into university. And what is it like being a girl in Cairo?

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