Reading Time: 3 minutes A region of renowned civilizations and contribution to humanity, the Arab region has become one of paradoxes in recent times: Young, highly educated, dynamic nations, on the one hand, and multiple protracted armed conflicts, high levels of youth unemployment, volatile and vulnerable states of existence, and extreme inequalities and disparities, on the other. While…

Hamed al-Hamami
Hamed al-Hamami, PhD, is the director of UNESCO Beirut.