We have been suffering since the January 25 Revolution due to the insecurity, thugs’ assaults and frequent robberies. We have been suffering because of these thugs for two years now. I now close down my store whenever a dispute starts in the street outside because I fear thugs will come and steal my money.

The deteriorating economic situation has definitely affected the buyers as well. A customer who used to buy three kilograms of meat now buys one or two kilos a month.

We have been suffering since the January 25 Revolution due to the insecurity, thugs’ assaults and frequent robberies. We have been suffering because of these thugs for two years now. I now close down my store whenever a dispute starts in the street outside because I fear thugs will come and steal my money.

The deteriorating economic situation has definitely affected the buyers as well. A customer who used to buy three kilograms of meat now buys one or two kilos a month.

Of course, all this have affected my life and my children. I now can’t provide for all of their needs. I even had to sack four workers because I could not pay their salaries anymore.

Unfortunately we could no longer make a distinction between good and bad. At the beginning, the people ousted Mubarak, then they demonstrated against the army and later against Morsi, and now they are in support of the army. I do not know what will happen in the future.

I was very much in favour of breaking up the Brotherhood’s sit-in, even though a large number of casualties and deaths among the protestors was to be expected. These protestors had terrorized the local community and killed many people, as news broadcasts said. When it comes to the future, I am optimistic and believe in General Abdul Fattah el-Sisi’s ability to find a way out of this crisis. I hope the government exempts us from a part of the taxes, or abolishes them altogether.

I have lost a lot and cannot pay taxes. I demand the government loosen or lift the curfew, considering the grave losses we continue to suffer due to the reduced number of workable hours.