CONNECTIONS 7.1 Human Rights in the Arabic Speaking Countries

Essential Questions  What are human rights?  What is the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights?  What are the human rights issues in Arabic- speaking cultures?

Focus  In groups of 4, come up with a definition of “human rights” and give examples. Create a list of words that describe human rights. Be prepared to share you work and to post your poster on the wall!!

Activating  The Story of Human Rights   The Story of Human Rights Activity Sheet  Class discussion……focus on last two questions in detail! Compare/Contrast posters with video  See Website- Understanding Human Rights   Universal Declaration of Human Rights-Plain Language version   Which items of your chart paper are on the UN’S List? Which are missing?  As you have studied the Arabic-speaking countries so far, can you identify any human rights issues?

Connecting  Human Rights Violations  You will be provided with the worksheet Human Rights Analysis. Read 4 of the 5 articles listed below and complete the analysis sheet listing the article, country, and at least 2 human rights violations according to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

 Outrage Over Syria’s Shoot to Kill Policy  html html  Syria: New Call Over Human Rights   Amnesty International: Human Rights Abuses in Egypt  human-rights-abuses-worse-than-under-mubarak human-rights-abuses-worse-than-under-mubarak  Walker: Human Rights Group Suspect Revenge Killing in Libya  28/Human-rights-group-suspects-revenge-killings-in- Libya/ /1 28/Human-rights-group-suspects-revenge-killings-in- Libya/ /1  World Report 2010: United Arab Emirates  arab-emirates arab-emirates

Summarizing  Read the following article and reflect on your thoughts of the article in your Journal.  Human Rights Irony for the US and the Arab World  08/ html 08/ html