Will the technology disruption widen or close the skills gap in the Middle East and North Africa? (Maysa Jalbout, Samar Farah, Brookings)

The dominant narrative about Arab youth is deeply worrying. A generation of Syrians, Iraqis, Libyans, Sudanese, and Yemenis are without an education and are losing their futures to intractable conflict. Arab youth form the largest demographic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), but rather than being viewed as a gift to the region, they are seen as a liability. Yet few leaders have had the foresight to understand that remedying disfranchisement and uprooting extremism cannot be achieved without creating opportunity and seeding hope among these youth.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/03/25-technology-disruption-skills-gap-middle-east-north-africa-jalbout-farah