Arab Dawn

Arab Youth and the Demographic Dividend They Will Bring

Bessma Momani

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English

University of Toronto Press
29 September 2015

History; Urban communities; Age groups: adolescents; Sociology

Series: UTP Insights

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.

By: Bessma Momani
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781442628564
ISBN 10: 1442628561
Series: UTP Insights
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 29 September 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bessma Momani is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and a 2015 fellow at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation.

Reviews for Arab Dawn: Arab Youth and the Demographic Dividend They Will Bring

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