"I always think of the increasing and decreasing of the dead," said Sameer Shaaban, 23, one of more than 100 workers who specialize in ceremonially washing the corpses. "People want more and more money, and I am one of them, but most of the workers in this field don't talk frankly, because they wish for more coffins, to earn more and more." <...> "Certainly, when the number of dead increases I feel happy, like all workers in the graveyard," said Basim Hameed , 30, a body washer. "This happiness comes from the increase in the amount of money we have." Death is something everyone must face, he noted. "My job demands death, and this is our fate, all of us." <...> "There is nothing beautiful in this career, but I cannot do any another job," Abuseba said.
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"Certainly, when the number of dead increases I feel happy, like all workers in the graveyard," said Basim Hameed , 30, a body washer. "This happiness comes from the increase in the amount of money we have."
Death is something everyone must face, he noted. "My job demands death, and this is our fate, all of us."
"There is nothing beautiful in this career, but I cannot do any another job," Abuseba said.
