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Transcript of TEACHING EGYPT: APPROACHES AND RESOURCES Barbara Petzen, TeachMideast.org.
TEACHING EGYPT: APPROACHES AND RESOURCES
Barbara Petzen, TeachMideast.org
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
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
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
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
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
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
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
Exciting Stuff: Hip Hop from Tahrir