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{{short description|Kind of doorman common in Cairo, Egypt}} |
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A ”’bawab”’ ({{langx|ar|بواب}}, |
A ”’bawab”’ ({{langx|ar|بواب}}, <ref name=”:0″>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/14/world/cairo-journal-beware-the-bawabs-the-know-it-alls-at-the-gate.html|-date=-02-|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A bawab’s job is to watch the entrance of the house or building where they work and perform errands and tasks for residents, essentially combining the function of a doorman with that of a [[building superintendent]] and [[errand boy]].<ref name=”:0″ /> The bawab has been described by the [[BBC]] as a security guard, porter, enforcer of social mores and general snoop, all rolled into one.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20098376|title=The doormen policing Egypt’s morals|last=Dinham|first=Tom|date=2012-10-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-06-08|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Most buildings have more than one bawab who work in shifts.<ref name=”:0″ /> Bawabs are usually male and wear a [[Jellabiya|gallabeya]], a native Egyptian dress.<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web|url=https://identity-mag.com/egyptian-girls-tale-bawab-symptom/|title=Egyptian Girl’s Tale: The “Bawab” Symptom|last=Khedre|first=Farah|date=2016-12-21|website=Identity Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> Traditionally, bawabs were from [[Upper Egypt]] due to the widespread poverty there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-26 |title=The doormen policing Egypt’s morals |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20098376 |access-date=2025-11-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster-Simard |first=Charles-Adam |date=2018-04-27 |title=The Bawabs |url=https://cafsimard.com/2018/04/27/the-bawabs/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=Charles-Adam Foster-Simard |language=en}}</ref> Many modern bawabs are local ex-military men, and some buildings have transitioned to using [[private security companies]] which provide uniformed guards.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
Most buildings have more than one bawab who work in shifts.<ref name=”:0″ /> Bawabs are usually male and wear a [[Jellabiya|gallabeya]], a native Egyptian dress.<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web|url=https://identity-mag.com/egyptian-girls-tale-bawab-symptom/|title=Egyptian Girl’s Tale: The “Bawab” Symptom|last=Khedre|first=Farah|date=2016-12-21|website=Identity Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> Traditionally, bawabs were from [[Upper Egypt]] due to the widespread poverty there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-26 |title=The doormen policing Egypt’s morals |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20098376 |access-date=2025-11-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster-Simard |first=Charles-Adam |date=2018-04-27 |title=The Bawabs |url=https://cafsimard.com/2018/04/27/the-bawabs/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=Charles-Adam Foster-Simard |language=en}}</ref> Many modern bawabs are local ex-military men, and some buildings have transitioned to using [[private security companies]] which provide uniformed guards.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 9 December 2025
Kind of doorman common in Cairo, Egypt
A bawab (Arabic: بواب) is a kind of doorman common in Cairo, Egypt.[1] A bawab’s job is to watch the entrance of the house or building where they work and perform errands and tasks for residents, essentially combining the function of a doorman with that of a building superintendent and errand boy.[1] The bawab has been described by the BBC as a security guard, porter, enforcer of social mores and general snoop, all rolled into one.[2]
Most buildings have more than one bawab who work in shifts.[1] Bawabs are usually male and wear a gallabeya, a native Egyptian dress.[3] Traditionally, bawabs were from Upper Egypt due to the widespread poverty there.[4][5] Many modern bawabs are local ex-military men, and some buildings have transitioned to using private security companies which provide uniformed guards.[1]
A bawab’s salary is determined and paid by residents of the house or the residential building.
