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The Children of Egypt:
A Struggling
Generation
"We reach backward to our parents and forward to our
children and through their children to a future we will never see, but
about which we need to care."
-Carl Jung
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This web site is a part of the country
profiles project for the Fall 1998 Freshman Writing Seminar at Tulane
University,
Children
and Society, taught by Professor
April Brayfield. The purpose of this
project is to describe the effects of society on Egyptian children. The
creators of this site are Nicole Friedman, Kristi Oppenheim, Tara Russel,
and Erica Tennenbaum.
The millions of children in Egypt are constantly struggling to survive.
Whether they reside in rural, desert, or metropolitan areas, all
children are affected. The Egyptian children's poor status is a result
of their location, overpopulation, poverty, education programs, labor,
and healthcare system; however, notable changes are occurring to help
the youth and future of Egypt.
The Arab Republic of Egypt, as shown on the map, is situated in the Northeast corner of Africa and is Southwest of Asia. Egypt is surrounded by Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. 75% of the nation is desert land and a mere 4% is cultivated along the Nile. In 1995, Egypts approximated population totaled 58 million, with 40% consisting of children. The newest constitution, written in September of 1971 declared Arabic the official language and Islam the state religion. A great deal of diversity exists in Egypt as well as numerous social problems that affect the children.
| Statistics on Egypt | ||||||||
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female:38.8% | 15-64yrs:60% 65(+)yrs:4% | |||||||
The different areas of children's lives in Egypt:
| Education | Health | Overpopulation | Child Labor | Organizations | People |