1. a) What is the population of Yemen?
b) What percentage of the population can read and write?
c) What is the capital of Yemen?
d) Who is the president of Yemen?
e) For how long has the president been in power?

2. a) How many people attended protests in Yemen on Thursday?
b) In most of the photos/videos, the protesters appear to be men only.  Why do you think this is so?
c) What demand did protesters make of the President?

3. How is the government responding to the protesters?

4. What do you think about the counter-protest held by pro-government supporters? (from para. 5)

5. What do you learn about Yemen's economy/living conditions in this article?

6. Prior to this week's protests, what additional problems with unrest has the Yemeni government been confronting?

7. a) How does Yemen pose a threat to the U.S.?
b) What support has the U.S. been providing to Yemen (economic and military)?

8. What do you think of the Obama Administration's [Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton's] response? Explain your answer.