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Arab Dawn

Arab Youth and the Demographic Dividend They Will Bring

by (author) Bessma Momani

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2015
Category
Urban, General, Developing Countries, General, General, General, Middle Eastern

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442650657
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $45.00

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442628564
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $32.95

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442624283
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

In the West, news about the Middle East is dominated by an endless stream of reports and commentary about civil war, sectarian violence, religious extremism, and economic stagnation. But do they tell the full story? For instance, who knew that university enrolment in the war-torn Palestinian territories exceeds that of Hong Kong, or that more than a third of Lebanese entrepreneurs are women?

Change is on its way in the Middle East, argues Bessma Momani, and its cause is demographic. Today, one in five Arabs is between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four. Young, optimistic, and increasingly cosmopolitan, their generation will shape the region’s future. Drawing on interviews, surveys, and other research conducted with young people in fifteen countries across the Arab world, Momani describes the passion for entrepreneurship, reform, and equality among Arab youth. With insightful political analysis based on the latest statistics and first-hand accounts, Arab Dawn is an invigorating study of the Arab world and the transformative power of youth.

About the author

Bessma Momani is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo and Senior Fellow at CIGI, specializing on the Middle East and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the author of Twentieth-Century World History (2007), IMF–Egyptian Negotiations (2005), the CIGI–CIC Special Report: The Future of International Monetary Fund: A Canadian Perspective (2009), and is the co-editor of Canada and the Middle East (WLUP, 2007). Dr. Momani has also published a dozen scholarly articles in numerous political and economic academic journals.

Bessma Momani's profile page

Editorial Reviews

I consider Arab Dawn a highly welcome addition to a level of analysis missing in academic books dealing with the Arab world. As a professor of Middle East and Arab politics, I will recommend it to my students who are interested in the causes of the Arab uprising, Middle Eastern political economy and the perspective of Arab youth in general.”

Rouba Al-Fattal, The Literary Review of Canada, March, 2016

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