If you think that extremism or religious conflicts are the biggest threats to peace in the Middle East, think again.
In an article recently published in the Huffington Post, Bayt.com’s CEO and founder, Rabea Ataya, shares his views on what truly represents the biggest threats that societies in the Middle East face. He also provides solutions to deal with these threats.
To give you an idea, look at these stats by the International Labour Organization (ILO, 2013) in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report. The report identified the Middle East as having the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, at 28.3% in 2012 and expected to rise to 30.0% in 2018. In North Africa alone, these rates were 23.7% and 24% respectively, compared to a global youth unemployment rate of 12.4% in 2012; expected to rise to 12.8% by 2018.
I won’t reveal too many details. Read Rabea’s article on the Huffington Post, Jobs: What the Middle East Needs, and see for yourself what it means to be a young man or woman in the Middle East and what has to be done to alleviate poverty, unrest and instability in the region.
In his article, Rabea also mentions how the world can help the Middle East. He says:
“If you want to lend us a hand send us more of your free market experts, your MBA professors, your venture capitalists, and your angel investors, and less of your arms. Your costs would be much lower and your returns far more favorable.”
Read more in Rabea’s article on the Huffington Post: Jobs: What the Middle East Needs.
Rabea Ataya is the CEO and founder of Bayt.com, the region’s leading job site. He also co-founded Gonabit.com, the region’s first group purchasing site, and InfoFort, the region’s first and leading records management company. He serves on the board of several Middle Eastern startups, as well as on the board of the Queen Rania Foundation which is focused on empowering youth through education. Rabea is focused on providing employment opportunities for Middle Eastern youth by aiding in developing both the Internet and SME sectors in the region.
