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THE RESTIVE ARAB YOUTH

Editorial
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Treating young as threat may stoke next revolt

The recent trend of growing population of youth across
the Arab countries, registering a potential threat and
signs of instability can well be regarded as a strong
negative vibe among their rulers. It is strongly felt
that treating the youth as a threat, not as a source of
strength, may help stoking the next revolt in the region.
Sadly, the Arab rulers have failed to utilise the power
of the youth, who are aged 15 years to 24 years and will
be numbering around 58 million in 2025, a jump from 46
million counted in 2010. What brings worries to these
rulers is the power of resistance of the young generation
that stormed the historic Tahrir Square in Egypt and many
countries like Tunisia, Libya and Yemen since 2011. With
the much-tested strength and horrors of the Arab Spring
which overthrew some of the old ruling classes in the
region and rattled many others, may have forced the
rulers of the Middle East to cast their young in bad
light. The sharp fall in the oil prices, self defeating
policies and finally the menace of madness spread by
jihadists of the Islamic State has first spooked
investors and then wrecked tourism across the Arab
States. But this will make the youth more restive as
today many literate people are increasingly becoming
jobless than the illiterate ones.

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Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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