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Children in the Middle East

Children in the Middle East. United Arab. By Will Kepler. Comparing…. Saudi Arabia Child Labor. 1.5% of children are at work without pay Usually they smuggle items across the border Education is needed to extinct child labor Major cause of child labor-poverty

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Children in the Middle East

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  1. Children in the Middle East United Arab By Will Kepler Comparing…

  2. Saudi Arabia Child Labor • 1.5% of children are at work without pay • Usually they smuggle items across the border • Education is needed to extinct child labor • Major cause of child labor-poverty • Another cause- more than 83,000 homeless kids in Riyadh A young girl shoveling soil and rocks

  3. Saudi Arabia Child Begging • Child beggars are usually at traffic lights • Mainly located at religious cities • Most beggars are from different country & begging illegally • Many shelters take in child beggars • Shelters feed, educate and care • 3,500+ kids arrested per month for illegally entering country A child putting her hand out to beg

  4. Saudi Arabia Education • Public education-free • Schools split by gender • Memorize the Qur’an • Literacy rate risen over 20% in last twenty years • Government spends lots of money on schools A shelter providing education for children *The Qur’an is the Islamic bible; like the torah to the Jewish religion

  5. Saudi Arabia child Marriage • Relates to girls only • Lives are being destroyed • It is not illegal • Parents encourage child marriage for money • Some girls get sold to older men only for money • Average age for child marriage is 5-15 A man in his late 50’s is married to a 12 year old girl

  6. Saudi Arabia Child Marriage • Sometimes girls try divorcing with men (rare) • Law was proposed to stop this- failed • Usually girls lives are wasted and miserable • 100 million+ child marriages in next decade unless a law is proposed • Girls never get education • Men are usually three times there age or more A man at the age of 40 is married to a 12 year old girl

  7. Saudi Arabia: Daily Life in School • 2 years of kindergarten • Boys/Girls go to different schools • After kindergarten, intermediate school • Then to secondary school • Secondary school has more options of learning • If kids do not go to school; they work or beg for money Children lining up to see where they are going to class

  8. United Arab Emirates Children • Stay inside for summers since summers can reach up to 100 degrees • Play with friends inside at house or a mall • Not the best place to raise a child • Amount of pollution is high • Traffic is very bad in most places • Can take hours to get to places This is a child with a camel. In 2002 some children were camel jockeys, but now it is banned because of child abuse. *A child jockey is a job where you take care of a horse and race with them

  9. United Arab Emirates Children • Children get less fresh air/exercise • Too hot to work out most of the time • Pollution, less exercise/fresh air leads to adapting to a different environment to most of the world • Many organizations for kids to have fun An organization for kids to have fun and play games. Some what like a day camp in America.

  10. UAE Children’s Opportunities • Children here get much more fun time than other countries • The UAE is very wealthy so they have many exciting places to see • Children can go to huge malls • Or adventure parks • Children here also have more freedom A water park which kids can access daily for recreational purposes.

  11. Children’s Education in the UAE • Kindergarten through 12th grade prepares for college • Lot’s of good universities are opening in the UAE which children can access • Most children want to go to school (survey says) • Many programs to help students (Zayed Univ.) • Zayed Univ. helps many schools and has over 30 helpers for each grade • 60% of students go to public schools A student getting tips from her teacher while drawing.

  12. Children’s Education in the UAE • Most children speak the Arabic language • Schools have a wide range of subjects to learn • Most private schools are expensive for the family • Once you finish elementary school, you move onto higher education • There are primary and secondary schools • Secondary schools are better and take more of a commitment A girl in a painting class, painting a cartoon.

  13. Daily Life of a Child in the UAE • Never allowed to eat or drink pork and alcohol • Usual child goes to school and comes home • After school they either have after school activities or play with friends • A popular meal is lamb, rice and dates with lemonade or tea • Another usual meal is onions stuffed with meat and rice • Most children live in apartments or a farm This is a boy swimming in a local pool having fun.

  14. Problems for UAE & Saudi Arabia Children Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates -The pollution is bad for your body if you inhale too much -The summer is too hot to play outside or exercise -The traffic makes it hard to get to places • Child marriage is one of the main problems • Child begging is another problem • Child labor is also sad and should be stopped

  15. Changes Over Time for Children in UAE & Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates A child in Saudi Arabia A photo of child who is a model. Another opportunity others do not have.

  16. Bibliography • 2007, June. "UNICEF Pakistan - Real lives - Children Formerly Involved in Camel Racing." UNICEF - UNICEF Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2011. <http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/reallives_3027.htm>. • "Art camp gives children unique opportunities - The National." Latest and breaking news | thenational.ae - The National. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2011. <http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/art-camp-gives-children-unique-opportunities>. • "BBC NEWS | Programmes | This World | The child slaves of Saudi Arabia." BBC News - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/6431957.stm>. • "Child Marriage." Saudi Arabia Jan. - Feb. 2011: n. pag. google.com/SaudiArabia. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. • "Child marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage>. • "Country Studies." Country Studies. U.S. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://countrystudies.us>.

  17. Bibliography • "International Parental Child Abduction United Arab Emirates." Welcome to Travel.State.Gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://travel.state.gov/abduction/country/country_532.html>. • "Saudi Arabia." Welcome to Travel.State.Gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html>. • "Saudi Arabia." Education. N.p., 14 Mar. 2005. Web. 1 Mar. 2011. <library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/saudiarabia.html>. • "Saudi Arabia Children's Rights News - Human Rights Today." Human Rights News - Human Rights Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://humanrights.einnews.com/news/childrens-rights/saudiarabia>. • "United Arab Emirates." Children. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>. • MLA formatting by BibMe.org.

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