The Arab World's Demographic Dilemma: Young, Unemployed, and Searching for a Voice
FAIN: TR-50152-10
America Abroad Media (Washington, DC 20036-6119)
Aaron Robert Lobel (Project Director: August 2009 to November 2017)
Production of three, one-hour shows for a public radio series analyzing the challenges facing Arab youth today.
America Abroad Media (AAM) invites NEH to support a three-part documentary series for public radio entitled The Arab Worlds Demographic Dilemma: Young, Unemployed, and Searching for a Voice, and corresponding multimedia online features, including educational modules, for a grant of $498,419. Contemporary Arab youth confront daunting challenges, including a lack of economic opportunities, constraints on their freedom of expression, and the shifting nature of their identity. Scholarship on this complex and growing demographic has burgeoned in the last few years. Building on this scholarship, The Arab World's Demographic Dilemma will consist of three one-hour radio documentaries (narrated by Ray Suarez and Deborah Amos) that explore the identity, forms of expression, and economic hardships facing Arab youth. AAM will also produce state-of-the-art multimedia online features that complement the series as a whole, and will be made available to the public online on AAM's website.
Associated Products
Young and Restless: Youth Identity in the Arab World (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)Title: Young and Restless: Youth Identity in the Arab World
Producer: Aaron Lobel
Abstract: Growing up is hard to do, and for young Arabs, it can be a nightmare. The region’s bulging youth population is facing a bleak economic future. Plus, they live in a seething cauldron of tribal, national, religious, social, and political forces that simultaneously pull east and west. It was Paul Gauguin who asked, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Those are some of the very questions young Arabs are asking themselves, and the answers have implications far beyond the region.
Date: 07/01/2010
Primary URL:
http://americaabroadmedia.org/programs/view/id/147Format: Radio
Format: Web
Prizes
Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism
Date: 4/1/2011
Organization: Society of Professional Journalists
Abstract: The Sigma Delta Chi Awards date back to 1932, when the Society first honored six individuals for contributions to journalism. The current program began in 1939, when the organization awarded the first Distinguished Service Awards. These awards later became the Sigma Delta Chi Awards.
The awards recognize the best in professional journalism in categories covering print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online and research. The contest is open to any U.S. media outlet.
Overlooked and Underpaid: Arab Youth in Today's Economy (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)Title: Overlooked and Underpaid: Arab Youth in Today's Economy
Producer: Aaron Lobel
Abstract: Sitting in limbo is where many young Arabs find themselves today. Nearly a quarter of Arabs under 30 are jobless. Long gone are the days of a guaranteed government gig, and the private sector is far from filling the gap. Today, Arab youth are searching for work and waiting for weddings. Some just want to leave the region – and its long unemployment lines – altogether. At best, unemployment and flagging Arab economies lead to a generation of bored and frustrated youth. At worst, economic conditions create a breeding ground for extremism and instability.
Date: 09/01/2011
Primary URL:
http://americaabroadmedia.org/programs/view/id/149Format: Radio
Format: Web
Prizes
Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism
Date: 4/1/2011
Organization: Society of Professional Journalists
Abstract: The Sigma Delta Chi Awards date back to 1932, when the Society first honored six individuals for contributions to journalism. The current program began in 1939, when the organization awarded the first Distinguished Service Awards. These awards later became the Sigma Delta Chi Awards.
The awards recognize the best in professional journalism in categories covering print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online and research. The contest is open to any U.S. media outlet.
Words and Deeds: Freedom of Expression and Arab Youth (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)Title: Words and Deeds: Freedom of Expression and Arab Youth
Producer: Aaron Lobel
Abstract: A generation ago, young Arabs went to the streets to protest repressive governments. Now, they hop on the information highway – blogging and tweeting their discontent. They upload music, download protests. But this generation is up against rulers who know a thing or two about staying in power – and they are keeping the kids in check. It's an old battle on new ground – young activists fight to express themselves as Arab governments find better ways to outflank them.
Date: 11/01/2011
Primary URL:
http://americaabroadmedia.org/programs/view/id/151Format: Radio
Format: Web
Prizes
Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism
Date: 4/1/2011
Organization: Society of Professional Journalists
Abstract: The Sigma Delta Chi Awards date back to 1932, when the Society first honored six individuals for contributions to journalism. The current program began in 1939, when the organization awarded the first Distinguished Service Awards. These awards later became the Sigma Delta Chi Awards.
The awards recognize the best in professional journalism in categories covering print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online and research. The contest is open to any U.S. media outlet.