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Monday, January 31, 2011

Following the news in Egypt


WHO is protesting in Egypt?
WHO has ruled the country for more than 30 years?

As we talked about in class, the situation in Egypt has been constantly changing. The New York Times has some good questions to ask in order to make sense of the protests and revolts.

Check out the article and ponder the following questions:

  • HOW is the Egyptian government responding?
  • HOW many people have been arrested?
  • HOW have the United States ambassador in Cairo and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton responded?
  • WHERE did thousands march on Tuesday?
  • WHEN in “recent memory” was there another large display of popular dissatisfaction in this nation, about the elimination of subsidies for food and other basic goods?
  • WHAT is the government blaming for the protests?
  • WHY are people protesting?
Photo/NYT/Reuters

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