Residents of the Palace

About this book

Residents of the Palace centers on street children treated with cruelty by a society that publicly claims sympathy while allowing the conditions of abandonment to endure. Faten Farouk Abdel Moneim portrays their parallel world as a social crisis sustained by poverty, exploitation, and hidden interests. When a government initiative turns elite palaces into shelters and attempts to dismantle the networks preserving that world, reform meets resistance. The novel calls for serious attention, accountability, and care rather than temporary gestures that leave the underlying injustice intact.