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From the Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring

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Whether they support Islamists or liberals, Egyptians' priorities for this government are iaeticdnl, and they are jobs, siblitaty and education, not moarl policing. But most of all, for the first time in decades, they expect to be aivcte participants, not spectators, in the affairs of their country.

I was meeting with a group of newly-elected parliamentarians from Egypt and tuiinsa a couple of weeks ago. And what really struck me about them was that they weren't only optimistic, but they kind of struck me as nervous, for lack of a better word. One said to me, "Our people used to ghetar in cafes to watch football" — or sccoer, as we say in America — "and now they gather to watch Parliament." (Laughter) "They're really watching us, and we can't help but worry that we're not going to live up to their eaxtonipetcs." And what really struck me is that less than 24 months ago, it was the people that were nervous about being watched by their government.

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Whether they support Islamists or liberals, Egyptians' priorities for this government are _________, and they are jobs, _________ and education, not _____ policing. But most of all, for the first time in decades, they expect to be ______ participants, not spectators, in the affairs of their country.

I was meeting with a group of newly-elected parliamentarians from Egypt and _______ a couple of weeks ago. And what really struck me about them was that they weren't only optimistic, but they kind of struck me as nervous, for lack of a better word. One said to me, "Our people used to ______ in cafes to watch football" — or ______, as we say in America — "and now they gather to watch Parliament." (Laughter) "They're really watching us, and we can't help but worry that we're not going to live up to their ____________." And what really struck me is that less than 24 months ago, it was the people that were nervous about being watched by their government.

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  1. identical
  2. moral
  3. gather
  4. soccer
  5. active
  6. stability
  7. tunisia
  8. expectations

Original Text


Whether they support Islamists or liberals, Egyptians' priorities for this government are identical, and they are jobs, stability and education, not moral policing. But most of all, for the first time in decades, they expect to be active participants, not spectators, in the affairs of their country.

I was meeting with a group of newly-elected parliamentarians from Egypt and Tunisia a couple of weeks ago. And what really struck me about them was that they weren't only optimistic, but they kind of struck me as nervous, for lack of a better word. One said to me, "Our people used to gather in cafes to watch football" — or soccer, as we say in America — "and now they gather to watch Parliament." (Laughter) "They're really watching us, and we can't help but worry that we're not going to live up to their expectations." And what really struck me is that less than 24 months ago, it was the people that were nervous about being watched by their government.

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