A view from the Cairo side of the Nile shows houseboats moored along the Giza bank, days before their expected removal as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. All photos: AFP
A view from the Cairo side of the Nile shows houseboats moored along the Giza bank, days before their expected removal as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. All photos: AFP
One of the houseboats usually moored between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza is towed away by authorities.
One of the houseboats usually moored between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza is towed away by authorities.
A family of fishermen sits in a boat as one of the houseboats (background) usually moored across one of the banks of the Nile river between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo (R) and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza (L) is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022, as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. - Urban reprieve for some, life savings for others, around thirty Nile of the houseboats, known as "awamat" (floating), are slated for demolition in Cairo, with residents claiming the state is sacrificing heritage for profit. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. The vessels hold cultural weight even beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the sight where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and the setting for the titular chitchat in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile), based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Naguib Mahfouz. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
A family of fishermen sits in a boat as one of the houseboats (background) usually moored across one of the banks of the Nile river between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo (R) and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza (L) is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022, as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. - Urban reprieve for some, life savings for others, around thirty Nile of the houseboats, known as "awamat" (floating), are slated for demolition in Cairo, with residents claiming the state is sacrificing heritage for profit. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. The vessels hold cultural weight even beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the sight where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and the setting for the titular chitchat in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile), based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Naguib Mahfouz. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
One of the houseboats moored along the Giza bank, days before its expected removal.
One of the houseboats moored along the Giza bank, days before its expected removal.
Egyptian-British citizen Omar Robert Hamilton, 37, uses a laptop as he sits on the balcony of his houseboat before its expected removal.
Egyptian-British citizen Omar Robert Hamilton, 37, uses a laptop as he sits on the balcony of his houseboat before its expected removal.
One of the houseboats usually moored across one of the banks of the Nile river between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo (R) and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza (L) is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022, as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. - Urban reprieve for some, life savings for others, around thirty Nile of the houseboats, known as "awamat" (floating), are slated for demolition in Cairo, with residents claiming the state is sacrificing heritage for profit. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. The vessels hold cultural weight even beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the sight where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and the setting for the titular chitchat in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile), based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Naguib Mahfouz. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
One of the houseboats usually moored across one of the banks of the Nile river between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo (R) and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza (L) is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022, as part of a wider decree to clear all of the river's banks in the area. - Urban reprieve for some, life savings for others, around thirty Nile of the houseboats, known as "awamat" (floating), are slated for demolition in Cairo, with residents claiming the state is sacrificing heritage for profit. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. The vessels hold cultural weight even beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the sight where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and the setting for the titular chitchat in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile), based on the novel by Nobel Prize-winning Naguib Mahfouz. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
The houseboats hold cultural weight beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the site where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile).
The houseboats hold cultural weight beyond the Nile, cemented in Arab cinema as the site where Abdel Halim Hafez crooned in 1955's 'Ayam w Layali' (Days and Nights) and in 1971's 'Tharthara fawq al-Neel' (Chitchat on the Nile).
One of the houseboats usually moored between the Zamalek district Cairo and the Agouza district Giza in the foreground.
One of the houseboats usually moored between the Zamalek district Cairo and the Agouza district Giza in the foreground.
A view from the Giza side of the Nile of houseboats moored by the Umm Kulthum Hotel on Cairo's island of Zamalek days before their expected removal.
A view from the Giza side of the Nile of houseboats moored by the Umm Kulthum Hotel on Cairo's island of Zamalek days before their expected removal.
Two houseboats which are due to be removed.
Two houseboats which are due to be removed.

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Cairo Nile houseboat residents clamber to save homes from demolition order

A historic part of Cairo, beloved by millions and depicted in some of Egypt's most acclaimed literary works, residential houseboats are being removed by the government

Kamal Tabikha
Kamal Tabikha
Cairo

June 30, 2022

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In the heart of the Egyptian capital, on a kilometre-long stretch of the Nile river’s western bank famed for its tranquillity, government-commissioned diggers on flat barges have been unmooring and towing away the area’s historic houseboats, acting on a widely denounced demolition order from the country’s water resources ministry this week.

Residents of houseboats in Kit Kat ― an area named after a British nightclub popular among artists and intellectuals at the end of the 19th century ― have been distraught over the past week since a June 20 eviction notice gave them two weeks to leave their homes, which would be confiscated and dismantled to make way for commercial and tourist enterprises.

“This is my home, my only home. I built it myself and I thought it would be my last home,” said prominent Egyptian novelist and literary figure Ahdaf Soueif, 72, who lives on a Kit Kat houseboat.

Kit Kat’s residential houseboats, many of which are elegantly designed in European architectural styles, are certainly not a recent phenomenon in Cairo and have been around since the second half of the 19th century.

Egyptian-British citizen Omar Robert Hamilton, 37, on the balcony of his houseboat in the Agouza district on the Giza bank of the Nile on June 27, 2022. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. AFP
Egyptian-British citizen Omar Robert Hamilton, 37, on the balcony of his houseboat in the Agouza district on the Giza bank of the Nile on June 27, 2022. A campaign to save the houseboats has been launched online, with a petition garnering more than 4,000 signatures. AFP

A beautiful sight that continues to captivate passersby, over the decades, the floating structures became homes for some of the country’s top political figures, artists and aristocrats, who were charmed by the area’s scenic riverbank and its seclusion from the hustle and bustle of the nearby city centre.

“I was born on a houseboat and I have lived my whole life on one. I simply can’t switch to living in a closed apartment. I just can’t,” said Ikhlas Helmy, 88, another resident.

The boats featured heavily in many films and novels, most notably Naguib Mahfouz’s seminal work Tharthara Fawq Al Nile (Chatter Over the Nile).

At their peak, residential houseboats numbered more than 300, but over the years that number dwindled to 32, all of which are expected to be removed and dismantled by July 4, the government has promised.

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To the dismay of the owners, houseboats are now being taken apart and sold for parts by officials who have offered residents no compensation in return, saying that the money made from the sale of the structures will go towards paying off longstanding fees owed to the government by the boats’ owners.

However, many houseboat residents have taken to social media to angrily protest against the grounds upon which the government has indebted them, with one describing the way the government has handled the matter as reminiscent of Kafka’s novel The Trial, in which the protagonist is confused and deliberately misled by the state.

Sudden measures

Owners were confused and surprised in 2016 by sudden changes to the terms of their lease agreements with the government, when exorbitant price increases stopped many of them from being able to pay fees collected to rent small pieces of land on the banks of the river. Their use of the river, according to the constitution, was free of charge since that is public property.

“All the notices and rate changes were confusing at first, but it is now clear that the ministry was merely setting the scene then to evict us from our homes now,” Ms Soueif said.

Until 2013, owners were paying 160 Egyptian pounds ($8.51) a year for their use of 20 square metres of the bank, according to a document Ms Soueif’s son, Omar Robert Hamilton, published on social media. The rates were increased in 2015, reaching $53 a year for the use of the same land.

When the increases were small, residents didn’t really pay any attention to them, but when in 2016 the rate jumped to almost $2,400, they began asking questions.

The response they got from the government was that the increases were because residents would now be charged for occupying the Nile waters on which their homes floated, which, as Mr Hamilton notes in his document, is unconstitutional since the government does not own the river.

Many owners stopped paying the fees at that point and waited to see how things were going to pan out. In 2020, they were told that they owed hundreds of thousands in outstanding fees.

Ms Soueif was told she owes one million Egyptian pounds. They were also told that their houseboats would be confiscated to pay off these outstanding fees.

In a rather heated statement released on El Hekaya with Amr Adib, a popular Egyptian talk show, Ayman Anwar, an official responsible for the protection of the Nile, alleged that the houseboats are of concern because they pollute the river, likening them to rickety old cars that simply do not meet the standards needed for a licence.

A fisherman and his family watch as one of the houseboats usually moored on the banks of the Nile between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022. Residents say the removals by the state sacrifice heritage for profit. AFP
A fisherman and his family watch as one of the houseboats usually moored on the banks of the Nile between the Zamalek district of Egypt's capital Cairo and the Agouza district of its twin city of Giza is towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022. Residents say the removals by the state sacrifice heritage for profit. AFP

This claim has also been widely rejected by residents, who insist that since the 1960s their septic tanks have been emptied into the national sewage drain and not into the Nile.

Additionally, Ms Soueif says that she, with many other houseboat owners, received certificates from specialists who confirmed that the houseboats are sanitary and in good condition. These certificates were also ignored by the government, she says.

While 15 boats were dragged away to be demolished as their heartbroken former residents looked on, the rest are still afloat as residents hurry to find a way to save their homes.

Because the government prioritises business and tourism, Mr Ayman said, the only way for owners to save their beloved homes is to turn them into commercial or tourist establishments and license them as such.

Mr Anwar was vague on what the government intends to do with the area once all the houseboats have been removed, saying only that it will be developed.

The demolitions have been widely denounced by Cairo’s residents who are sorry to see an essential part of the country’s cultural fabric being torn apart.

“I think what’s happening here is that people who have come to love Cairo and its rich history and culture are having a rude awakening that today’s Egypt, the New Republic as it has been called, is no longer the same country where Naguib Mahfouz wrote his novels, or the same country that saw value in elegantly unassuming, beautiful structures," Mohamed Mohamed, 31, a former renter of one of the houseboats told The National. "Only the colossal and imposing is allowed in today’s Egypt.”

This week, Mr Mohamed moved all his possessions back into his father’s home because he has nowhere else to go.

One of the houseboats usually moored on the Nile between Zamalek in Cairo and Agouza in Giza being towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022. AFP
One of the houseboats usually moored on the Nile between Zamalek in Cairo and Agouza in Giza being towed away by authorities on June 27, 2022. AFP
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Richard Jewell

Director: Clint Eastwood

Stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Brandon Stanley

Two-and-a-half out of five stars 

On Women's Day
MATCH INFO

Who: France v Italy
When: Friday, 11pm (UAE)
TV: BeIN Sports

Results

5pm: UAE Martyrs Cup (TB) Conditions Dh90,000 2,200m

Winner: Mudaarab, Jim Crowley (jockey), Erwan Charpy (trainer).

5.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Handicap Dh70,000 1,400m

Winner: Jawal Al Reef, Richard Mullen, Hassan Al Hammadi.

6pm: UAE Matyrs Trophy (PA) Maiden Dh80,000 1,600m

Winner: Salima Al Reef, Jesus Rosales, Abdallah Al Hammadi.

6.30pm: Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (IFAHR) Apprentice Championship (PA) Prestige Dh100,000 1,600m

Winner: Bainoona, Ricardo Iacopini, Eric Lemartinel.

7pm: Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (IFAHR) Ladies World Championship (PA) Prestige Dh125,000 1,600m

Winner: Assyad, Victoria Larsen, Eric Lemartinel.

8pm: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (PA) Group 1 Dh5,000,000 1,600m

Winner: Mashhur Al Khalediah, Jean-Bernard Eyquem, Phillip Collington.

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While you're here
F1 The Movie

Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Rating: 4/5

The specs: 2018 Nissan Patrol Nismo

Price: base / as tested: Dh382,000

Engine: 5.6-litre V8

Gearbox: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 428hp @ 5,800rpm

Torque: 560Nm @ 3,600rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 12.7L / 100km

BRIEF SCORES:

Toss: Nepal, chose to field

UAE 153-6: Shaiman (59), Usman (30); Regmi 2-23

Nepal 132-7: Jora 53 not out; Zahoor 2-17

Result: UAE won by 21 runs

Series: UAE lead 1-0

BIGGEST CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RECENT TIMES

SolarWinds supply chain attack: Came to light in December 2020 but had taken root for several months, compromising major tech companies, governments and its entities

Microsoft Exchange server exploitation: March 2021; attackers used a vulnerability to steal emails

Kaseya attack: July 2021; ransomware hit perpetrated REvil, resulting in severe downtime for more than 1,000 companies

Log4j breach: December 2021; attackers exploited the Java-written code to inflitrate businesses and governments

The biog

Favourite films: Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia

Favourite books: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and Good to be Great by Jim Collins

Favourite dish: Grilled fish

Inspiration: Sheikh Zayed's visionary leadership taught me to embrace new challenges.

Wicked
Director: Jon M Chu
Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey
Rating: 4/5
Updated: June 30, 2022, 11:51 AM`
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