A mother browses and negotiates over school uniforms at a clothing stall in El Shorafa market, Cairo. The stall displays stacked folded uniforms in beige and blue tones on a table, with colorful sportswear and children's tops hanging on the walls. The scene is typical of back-to-school shopping in Egyptian popular markets (aswaaq shaabeyya), where parents purchase uniforms for private and public schools before the academic year begins.