Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Segments From This Episode

• Egyptian artifacts! (Made in China)

  by Scott Jagow

  The Khan el-Khalili bazaar is the oldest, most famous marketplace in Cairo, where you'll see the tourism economy at work. Visitors come in droves to get souvenirs, spices, even gold. But the ancient Egyptian artifacts might just be made in . . . Well, Scott Jagow has more.

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• Egypt’s educated and jobless

  by Amy Scott

  Finding a job in Egypt is an uphill battle — even for those with college degrees. Marketplace's Amy Scott reports on a generation of young people waiting for work.

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• Middle Eastern TV goes interactive

  by Marketplace Staff

  At an Egyptian cafe you'll find men sipping tea, smoking tobacco in water pipes, and watching satellite TV. The satellite dish has changed the Middle East as much as any technology. Commentator Marwan Kraidy says Arabic television has come a long way.

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• A very humble home in Jordan

  by Alisa Roth

  Iraqi refugee Ayssir and her family abandoned their furniture and belongings in Baghdad and ended up in Amman, Jordan, one of the most expensive cities in the Middle East for housing. Alisa Roth tells more of the story (Part 3 of a series).

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