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Members of an Egyptian family gather outside their house at a Cairo slum on March 17, 2011. Forty percent of Egyptians live on two dollars (1.50 euros) a day or less, according to the World Bank, and unemployment is rife among the young, forcing many to put off marriage and children until well into their 30s. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)