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Worksheet
Curated OER

Islamists Prepare for Egypt's Election

For Students 9th - 12th
Wether your class posts a blog response or simply answers these questions, they'll end up more informed about Egyptian politics and conflict. They read the attached article and then answer seven comprehension questions regarding Hosni...
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Egypt: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a concise history of Egypt, covering the times of pre-pharaonic Egypt up to current times. Find out about the pharaohs, Turkish occupation, British control, and Egypt today. Includes brief information on the Muslim Brotherhood in...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Egypt's Revolution: Egypt Under Sisi

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC has created a special section for the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Find special features, an event by event timeline as well as an interactive map that traces the Egyptian revolution from January 25, 2011. Profiles of key people...
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Website
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:islamist Movements [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This paper examines the impact on the war in Lebanon war in 2006 on two Islamist movements and how they were able to portray the war in an anti-American and anti-Israel light and advance their own goals.
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Other

Wall Street Journal: The Secret Rally That Sparked an Uprising

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the very beginning of the takeover of the Egyptian government by young activists. Although the outside world thought it was a spontaneous movement, this article describes the careful planning that went into the...
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Muslim Brotherhood's Role in Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Video examines the role of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in the 2011 revolution. Reporter investigates the work they do to shape a new Egypt. February, 2011
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Mass Arrest of Egyptian Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 news story describing the arrest of dozens of people belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed Islamic group.