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Roots of the Arab Spring
From Tunisia to Egypt to Yemen, youth-powered uprisings are challenging the Arab world's ruling regimes. But even as old regimes fall and new governments stand up, the economic plight for young Arabs will take years to improve.

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While the Arab Spring may have toppled a couple of regimes, democracy alone can’t solve the bread and butter issues of the region. The Arab world faces a stark demographic dilemma: nearly a quarter of Arabs under 30 remain jobless. The bleak economic conditions that fueled the Arab uprisings have become the inheritance of any new governments that stand up in the region. And youth in the region aren’t likely to sit quietly and wait for economic change.

Report from Yemen
Sean Carberry travels to Yemen to examine dire employment prospects for young people and the challenges of draining the pool of potential terrorist recruits.
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Report from Jordan
Jordana Gustafson reports from Jordan on the state of the country’s educational system and why college graduates there find themselves searching several years for employment.
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Report from Morocco
Sean Carberry travels to Morocco to explore how economic conditions are causing a delay in marriage and shifts in social and sexual customs.
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The Lebanese in the US
Deborah Amos and Monica Bushman examine factors that drive so many young people to leave Lebanon and how Lebanese immigrants are faring in the United States.
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Video Extra

The Arab Spring swept across the Middle East with surprising force and speed. But to many long-time observers of the region, the signs of change were already apparent in social media, culture and counter-jihad movements.

AAM sits down with Robin Wright, a fellow at the United States Institute for Peace, to discuss her prescient new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World."

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Ragui Assaad
Ragui Assaad, professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, researches labor policy and labor market analysis in developing countries, the informal economy, community and economic development, and developing countries' urban planning. His current research projects include studying the effects of economic reform on the Egyptian labor market, female labor supply in Egypt, and community development efforts among Cairo's informal waste collectors.

Roots of the Arab Spring / Executive Producer: Aaron Lobel / AAM Producers: Monica Bushman, Sean Carberry, Jordana Gustafson, Matt Ozug, Chris Williams / Web Producer: Javier Barrera / Photo: Sean Carberry.

Host: Deborah Amos / Length: 51 minutes / Airdate: June 2011

Support the for The Arab World's Demographic Dilemma: Young, Unemployed and Searching for a Voice series is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this series do not necessarily represent those of NEH.

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Documentaries

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Documentaries

America Abroad is an award-winning documentary radio program distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) and broadcast on public radio stations nationwide. Each month, we take an in-depth look at one critical issue in international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.

Anchored by public radio host Ray Suarez, this monthly program covers global issues ranging from the challenges in Iran and North Korea, to the European debt crisis and the roots of the Arab Spring.

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