IT was a perfect afternoon at the end of winter. The temperature was above 20 degrees Celsius and the sun was shining brightly. On a balmy day, last Wednesday, residents of Heliopolis—an elite district in Cairo—filled the eateries on Omar bin Khattab Street. Some franchise restaurants and cafes—Coffee Bean, Chili’s, Starbucks, etc—were serving lunch to youths and young families. None of them were sitting in the shadows. These people wer