This month on War News Radio, “Back to Work “. First, we examine the problem of youth unemployment in Morocco. Then, we look into the persecution of physicians in Syria. Finally, we hear about a peace activist whose surprising devotion to the cause didn’t seem to match his flat personality.
TRANSCRIPT ANCHOR INTRO The majority of the Middle East currently faces a youth bulge, which many policy analysts have deemed as the single most important development problem in the Middle East. Reporter Elliana Bisgaard-Church examines a lesser-known facet of the phenomenon in Morocco, looking at the issue of unemployment and…
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