Here, Mahmoud's father taught his son how to swim when he was young, to help him when he was in a difficult situation, so that he could help himself and others, and also so that if he ever traveled to Italy by sea, Mahmoud was lost at sea near Greece in late 2021, and his family still had some hope that he was alive, despite the drowning of all the villagers who were in the same boat. Fayoum, Egypt 2024