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Raised for Meat, Raised for Manhood

by Jenny Warren (United States of America)

Egypt

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Young boys survey the Birqash Camel Market auction. This market is the world they inhabit and the world they will inherit.
Young boys survey the Birqash Camel Market auction. This market is the world they inhabit and the world they will inherit.
The boys learn from their fathers, uncles and brothers from an early age. While learning the traditional camel trade in a chaotic, gritty, environment , they also form a sense of identity: what it means to be a man.
The boys learn from their fathers, uncles and brothers from an early age. While learning the traditional camel trade in a chaotic, gritty, environment , they also form a sense of identity: what it means to be a man.
Both man and beast wear tradition around their neck in Birqash. The harsh climate, limited resources and need to provide for a family mean that learning the trade takes precedence over questioning norms of the industry and norms of identity.
Both man and beast wear tradition around their neck in Birqash. The harsh climate, limited resources and need to provide for a family mean that learning the trade takes precedence over questioning norms of the industry and norms of identity.
There is not much opportunity for sentiment in the busy camel market. The work must be done and the boys must grow up. As the surrounding camels are raised specifically for slaughter, the boys are funneled down a path that is almost as rigid.
There is not much opportunity for sentiment in the busy camel market. The work must be done and the boys must grow up. As the surrounding camels are raised specifically for slaughter, the boys are funneled down a path that is almost as rigid.
At what point does wide-eyed innocence, a tendency for empathy, and the wisdom of fresh perspective give way to the examples of our fathers?
At what point does wide-eyed innocence, a tendency for empathy, and the wisdom of fresh perspective give way to the examples of our fathers?

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