A black bag with shaving tools was all Mohamed Mohamed inherited from his father.
Mohamed, from the village of Badrashin in Giza, followed in the footsteps of his father as a roving barber, a long-extinct profession.
He places his black bag on his bicycle and moves between different houses in the village.
"I've been working like this for 25 years. I learned the profession from my father when I used to accompany him on his bike," said Mohamed.
What distinguishes Mohamed from other barbers who offer grooming service at home is that he does not have a grooming salon and depends entirely on his cell phone, which he impatiently waits to ring everyday.
Sometimes the caller is a new customer and sometimes a customer who Mohamed inherited from his father.
"I go at times to a customer at his house or a cafe and earn LE3, LE4 or LE5," he added.
Mohamed says he does not need to learn the latest haircuts because his customers are elderly.
"The kids head to salons and there are plenty of them nowadays," Mohamed said.
Mohamed added he could not open a salon because he has six children and cannot afford for a salon's rent, which amounts to LE600.
