Thursday 05/December/2024 – 08:41 AM
He sits Uncle Tahir The 100-year-old man sits on a chair in front of a small kiosk containing a number of empty stands with no goods in them, at the intersection of Al-Nasr and Aswan Streets within the Arab neighborhood, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Port Said Governorate.
child Muammar Taher Muhammad Massad In 1923, he married at an early age and had 7 children, including 3 women. All of them reached retirement age and the eldest of them died. They all married and gave birth to his grandchildren. He married them and gave birth to their grandfather’s great-grandfathers. Uncle Taher still comes down from his house to the kiosk in search of blueberries. He used an iron stick as his support, despite the signs of gray hair appearing on him.
Al-Muammar, Uncle Taher, narrates that he lived during the reign of King Fouad and King Farouk, and he lived in old Port Said, which had only the Arab neighborhood, before there was the Al-Zuhur, Sharq, Al-Manakh, and Suburbs neighborhoods. He worked in one of the companies, until he set up a booth to sell happiness and joy to the people of Port Said.
In 1988, Taher’s uncle established a kiosk that sold flowers. It was one of the famous kiosk as he used to decorate bridal cars in the old style known in Egypt. He also sold bride’s bouquets and roses for loved ones. From this small kiosk he was able to raise his children and grandchildren. He commented: I lived My whole life is hidden.
Uncle Taher tells about Port Said’s historic celebrations on the anniversary of the victory over the tripartite aggression, and how he used to decorate the cars of various parties with flowers to pass in the celebration procession in front of the former presidents, noting that for 40 years he was a source of joy, joy, and happiness for the people of Port Said.
Uncle Taher pointed out that all that remained of the kiosk was a group of photographs of 80’s and 90’s cars that were decorated in the shop, after a decision was issued to move the kiosk from its historical location to the side of one of the buildings, stressing that he did not reject the decision, except that he needed a license for its new location in honor of him. At the end of his life.
Taher’s uncle demanded that he not die while he was not hidden, pointing out that his daughters had lost their husbands and were on his shoulders to spend on them and his grandchildren, and that as a result of the lack of a license he could not obtain permits for utilities and electricity, calling on officials to issue a license for the kiosk so that he could die while his grandchildren and daughters were hidden.
