Latest News
This section highlights latest youth related news and events in the region and internationally. See below for news by the Middle East Youth Initiative.
Off the Wire News:
Yemen News Agency: VP heads meeting for setting up Supreme Committee for Childhood and Youth (23 April 2008)
Gulf News: 120 youth leaders meet to discuss Middle East (21 April 2008)
Jordan Times: Media forum to encourage Kingdom's youth (8 April 2008)
(8 April 2008) الحياة: في اليمن تهمة تلاحق المرأة العاملة
(8 April 2008) الحياة: لبنان: اضراب تحذيري شامل في القطاع التربوي والنقابات مستعدة للحوار ... والتصعيد
Jordan Times: PM highlights need to create job opportunities for youths (7 April 2008)
AMEinfo.com: Young Arab Leaders announces 'Learning from the Future' project (7 April 2008)
(7 April 2008) الحياة: في ظل منع الارتباط بأجنبيات... سن الزواج في عُمان يرتفع
Los Angeles Times: Popularizing Islam through TV (6 April 2008)
(4 April 2008) الأهرام (مصر): تسليم 12 ألف قطعة أرض بمشروع ابني بيتك لحاجزيها من منتصف الشهر الحالي
New York Times: Baghdad Bureau - My Generation (1 April 2008)
AME Info: Qatar's education reforms applauded (1 April 2008)
BBC News: Tanks deployed after Yemen riots (1 April 2008)
PRNewswire: Queen Rania launches YouTube channel to break down stereotypes (31 March 2008)
(31 March 2008) الحياة: مبتكرون يبحثون عمن يتباهم ... والحكومات تعرقل براءاتهم
(31 March 2008) الحياة: كتاب إماراتيون شباب ينشرون للمرة الأولى ورقياً
Zawya.com: Qatar students work with international youth to deliver inclusive vision for ideal knowledge parks (30 March 2008)
MEYI in the News:
NPR: Can Cairo afford globalization? (3 March 2008)
New York Times: Stifled, Egypt's young turn to Islamic fervor (17 February 2008)
(16 January 2008) بي بي سي: بوش يعود من جولته خالي الوفاض - بتعليق جواد اصفهاني
BBC: Bush Returns from his trip empty-handed - commentary from Djavad Salehi Isfahani (16 January 2008)
ABC News: President Bush continues his visit in the Middle East (14 January 2008)
CNN Politics: Dubai declares national holiday for Bush visit (14 January 2008)
Gulf News: Fountain of Youth (11 January 2008)
News
Queen Rania Launches YouTube Channel to Break Down Stereotypes
Queen Rania of Jordan has launched a project through her official YouTube page to "break down stereotypes" between young people. Using YouTube as a "platform for dialogue," Queen Rania invites people to send their stereotypes for discussion and examination.
NPR Marketplace: The Middle East at Work
Beginning March 3, 2008, American Public Media's "Marketplace" broadcast a weeklong series of reports from Cairo and Dubai on Middle East economies and worklife.
Multimedia Section Launched
Our new Multimedia section contains interviews with Middle East Youth Initiative scholars, video clips from events and news programs, and more. New content will be added as it arrives, so check back frequently.
Events
Workshop on Democratic Governance for Young Leaders of the MENA Region
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) will jointly organise a
workshop on democratic governance for young leaders of the Middle East and North Africa Region.
