The Egyptian woman said during the circulating video that “her husband left her during her pregnancy to find herself responsible for her infant child alone, so the street was the only refuge to provide a box of artificial milk to feed her son by selling mint.”
help parents
And she continued, “I did not find help from the parents,” noting that she was unable to file a divorce case against her husband so far because of the costs of litigation.
At the end of her speech, the “mint seller” hoped to provide her with a job opportunity instead of sitting in the street, in addition to a house that brings her together with her infant child.
A source at the Ministry of Social Solidarity in Egypt, who preferred not to be named, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “The Ministry of Social Solidarity has not moved so far, but it will certainly help and support this woman,” referring to “the ministry’s previous support for similar cases and always providing a helping hand.” “.
This saleswoman’s talk aroused widespread sympathy with her on social media platforms, as she topped the list of the most popular hashtags on Twitter.
A large number of tweeters were keen to send messages of support to her in her crisis, which she revealed in the video.
One of them wrote: “Egypt has many of these models, the lady of mint, the lady of watercress, the lady of fish, and the lady of tomatoes. Save the widows and divorced women.”
And through another: “May God relieve her distress and protect her. I am sure that the people of Egypt are people of kindness and they will never leave her.”
And she wrote a tweet: “There are many women whose circumstances are difficult and they have children, and the world is difficult for them due to different circumstances, and they work with honor and we are a people known for good, and just as we demand the government to stand next to everyone, our role is to demand businessmen who are able to help them.”
And one of the Arab pioneers said: “Oh, my Lord, the sons of halal make fun of her and provide for her from where she does not expect.”
Not the first
The story of “The Mint Seller” brought to mind other stories of women who faced the same difficulties, and resorted to working in the street, but it was not the first case.
It was preceded by the spread of a picture of an Egyptian woman nicknamed “The Lady of the Rain” on social media, after the camera lenses spotted her selling “lupine” during bad weather, as she suffers from difficult humanitarian conditions, which prompted her to sell “lupine” on the streets of Cairo to meet the needs of her family. of living and medication expenses.
“The watercress seller” is another famous incident, where she was attacked while sitting next to her goods lying on the ground, and a video spread of her crying and begging the local unit employee to let her leave, which sparked a wave of anger and interaction from the followers.