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Commemorating International Youth Day
The Middle East Youth Initiative joins with the international community in celebrating International Youth Day on August 12. Adopted by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1995, International Youth Day is an occasion to promote awareness of the critical need to improve the well-being of young people, with a particular focus on engaging youth in developing countries.
Multimedia: Watch and Listen to MEYI Experts
In the MEYI Multimedia section, some of the most forward-thinking scholars in the field discuss their work on youth in the Middle East, factors that have led to their economic exclusion, and how the next U.S. president can build stronger ties with the Middle East and boost development by supporting the aspirations of the youth generation.
Latest News
Tarik Yousef interviewed in 'Al-Iktesadeya'
Dr. Tarik Yousef spoke to 'Al-Iktesadeya' newspaper about youth unemployment and the labor market in the Middle East. Dr. Yousef is Dean of the Dubai School of Government and Senior Nonresident Fellow at Brookings' Wolfensohn Center for Development.
CNN Highlights West Bank Training and Job Placement Program
The Education for Employment Foundation's Construction Management Training and Job-Placement Program in the West Bank, which teaches unemployed Palestinian engineering graduates new, transferable skills and places them in guaranteed jobs, is featured on CNN Headline News.
Youth Ambassador Samar Mezghanni speaks on BBC World: "Have Your Say"
The Middle East Youth Initiative's Youth Ambassador from Tunisia, Samar Mezghanni, gives her perspective on being a role model for young people on BBC World's "Have Your Say" program.
Point of View
A Challenge Rarely Addressed
Latest Publications
The Costs of Youth Exclusion in the Middle East
Innovators and Thinkers
"Decent Work" for Egyptian Youth
The "Innovators and Thinkers" series highlights scholars and experts who are producing critical and forward-thinking knowledge on youth and development issues in the Middle East.
Dr. Ragui Assaad discusses perceptions of public versus private sector work among youth in Egypt and the specific obstacles faced by the country’s increasingly educated young women in our latest feature.
Did You Know?
Marriage Bliss or Financial Stress?
According to research by Dr. Diane Singerman, marriage in Egypt costs much more than just the ceremony. Other costs include: housing, new appliances, furniture, the dower, shebka (a gift of jewelry), other gifts for the bride, and wedding celebrations.
