2. History as It Happens Background Information Demographics of Egypt Economic Conditions and Political Structures in Egypt Teaching Angles Political Speech: Reading the Protests Making Revolution on the International Scene/Screen US Foreign Policy: Who are our allies, and how does Egypt affect those relationships? Comparison of different media sources
3. Demographics Pop. 80,471,869 (July 2010 est., 16th in world) 0-14 years: 33% (male 13,308,407/female 12,711,900) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 25,138,546/female 24,342,230) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 1,546,774/female 1,818,778) (2010 est.) Median age: 24
4. Economy Economic reforms since 90s liberalized economy to induce more foreign investment Remittances from 2.7 million Egyptians abroad Per capita GDP of $6,200 is 136th in the world Gap between rich and poor growing, many allegations of corruption 44.4% in “poverty tunnel”—cannot or can just fulfill basic calorie needs, or add basic non-food expenses 10% unemployment, 87.2 percent of the unemployed are between the ages of 15 and 29, unemployment among college graduates 10 times higher than non-graduates Food prices going up
5. Communications Landline telephones: 10.3 million Cell phones: 55.4 million Internet users 20.1 million state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels
6. Reading the Protest The Choices Teaching with the News lesson’s collections of protest signs allow students to examine the signs protesters have made and carried to ask the who, why and how questions: Life magazine’s Fiery Protest slideshow Powerpoint of protest signs There is also a collection of blogs from and about Egypt and Tunisia at globalvoicesonline.org
15. Resources to Explore Different Shades of Tahrir from al-Jazeera English http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/anger-in-egypt/2011/02/20112811181499676.html Choices’ Teaching with the News: Egypt’s Uprising http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn_egypt.php Editorial Cartoon collection from The Comics Journal’s The Hooded Utilitarian http://www.tcj.com/hoodedutilitarian/2011/02/editorial-cartoons-four-reactions-to-the-egyptian-protests/ Popular culture: Rebel by Arabian Nights f/Lauren Hill http://www.the9elements.com/2011/02/arabian-knights-f-lauryn-hill-rebel.html
