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Middle East

 Identify causes of the Arab Spring.  Explore the role of social media in the uprising.  Identify the connection to other protests in the region.  Consider the US response to the events.  Consider the potential effects of the protests on democracy and stability in the Middle East.

 Name two challenges Middle Eastern nations have faced since independence

 Economic Conditions  High unemployment  Low minimum wages  Inflation (food prices)  Class stratification  Political Conditions  No democratic values!  Lack voice in govt  No free speech/assembly  Police brutality/corruption  Who is demonstrating?  Youth  College students & grads  Fundamentalists & Opposition Groups

 Facebook,Twitter, YouTube  Mohamed Bouazizi  “We are all Khaled Said”  Jan 25 th “Day of Rage” protest  Sped up pace of revolution  Organize ppl  Transmit info  Gather support  Media Blackout  Underground tech mvmt Open pic for great paper on topic!

 Working in groups of 4, explore the events surrounding the revolutions in several key Middle Eastern nations, beginning in Jan 2011

 Washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/middle-east-protests  Cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/arab.unrest/index.html   Nytimes.com/interactive/world/middleeast/middle-east-hub.html#syria  Guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest- interactive-timeline  English.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/2011  syrian-conflict.html syrian-conflict.html

 Cause of Protest?  Status Today?  Successful?  How measure success?  Major obstacles?  US Perspective/Actions

 Why is it important to learn about the Arab Spring revolutions?  Support humanity, democracy, better life  Exciting  Appreciate risks taken  US ties to region  Youth revolt

 This lesson was made possible in part by resources from Brown University’s “Choices Program” – Teaching with the News Lessons Egypt’s Uprising and After Mubarak.