as we watch what apprears to be a country collapsing on TV.
what is really going on? a fight for democracy?
or Poverty?, joblessness, insecurity?
"Don't be fooled by anyone pointing to just one answer , but the real answer may be a combination of problems, and groups exploiting those problems in an effort to collapse the country into strict sharia Law and governance
Recent reports show the government is not quite as honest as they should be with themselves.
and it will get worse.
soon the "educated elite" "world travelers" will take the uneducated masses and free them from the grips of the presidents and kings, only to enslave them using religion.
what is really going on? a fight for democracy?
or Poverty?, joblessness, insecurity?
"Don't be fooled by anyone pointing to just one answer , but the real answer may be a combination of problems, and groups exploiting those problems in an effort to collapse the country into strict sharia Law and governance
30/09/2010
the government announced that the poverty rate in 2010 jumped to 23.4 percent, up from 20 percent the previous year.
The Egyptian government released this week its latest figures on poverty in Egypt and the signs are not good. The poverty rate reached 23.4 percent, up from 20 percent the previous year,
the government subsidizes 270 million loaves of baladi bread per day at 19 piasters a piece, yet 29 percent of children in the country are malnourished “There is so much leakage and wastage that it's more lucrative to deal in subsidized flour than it is to deal drugs,”
“Poverty of course is present and rampant, but I think what people are talking about is insecurity,” adds Sholkamy. “It's become expensive to be secure. You have to be richer than you used to be to have a secure, basic life with an education.”
Recent reports show the government is not quite as honest as they should be with themselves.
source NPRIn fact, half of the population in Egypt, that's 40 million people, are living in or - in poverty or even under the poverty line. That's less - on less than two U.S. dollars a day, Michel. That's just to give you an idea about how poverty is widespread here.
these were ordinary Egyptians who made history on Tuesday and Wednesday with these protests. And some people are saying Mr. El Baradei and other figures should not be allowed perhaps to use - or to hijack this popular movement. Obviously they will be taking to the streets with the population and perhaps they will have a role in leading these protests. But definitely this was a people movement and it was about poverty more than politics.
and it will get worse.
With regard to Arab countries, statistics show, 73 million people were below the poverty line and 10 million suffered from malnutrition.
While Arab nations are expected to halve the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day as laid out in the U.N. goals, poverty and hunger are believed to have risen in many Arab countries since 2005 in step with fuel and food prices.
"The Arab region as a whole has not experienced significant progress in reducing poverty," The U.N. Development Program found.
soon the "educated elite" "world travelers" will take the uneducated masses and free them from the grips of the presidents and kings, only to enslave them using religion.