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- Fair pay and home ownership displace desire for democracy as top priority
Young people in the Middle East say that being paid a fair wage and owning their own home are their two highest priorities – displacing their previous number-one priority, living in a democratic country - High cost of living remains the greatest concern among arab youth
One year after the start of the Arab Spring, the rising cost of living is the greatest concern among youth across the Middle East - Arab youth say that lack of democracy and civil unrest are the biggest obstacles facing them & the region
Arab youth identify two equally significant and closely linked obstacles facing the Middle East today - Regional youth see the arab spring as a positive development and now feel greater optimism about the future
Young people in the Middle East feel strongly that the region is better off, and so are they personally, as a consequence of the Arab Spring; they also continue to believe that things in their country are going in the right direction - Arab youth feel an increased sense of trust in government but have heightened concerns about corruption
Nearly three-quarters of Middle East youth believe their government has become more trustworthy and transparent since the events of the Arab Spring – at the same time that concerns about corruption have increased - The arab spring will not spread further, according to the region's youth
Less than one-quarter of Middle East youth believe that protest movements will spread to new countries; among those who believe that such movements will spread, Jordan, Morocco and Algeria are seen as the most likely sites of protests - Traditional values are being increasingly challenged by a modern outlook
A majority of young people in every Middle East state agrees that traditional values are paramount; however, the percentage of youth who say that such values are outdated and need to be replaced continues to increase - The uae is seen as a model nation by middle east youth
When Arab youth look across the region and the world, they see the United Arab Emirates as the country where they would most like to live – and as the country they would most like their own nation to emulate - Arab youth see france most favourably among all foreign countries; views of china and china are also increasingly positive
One year after the start of the Arab Spring, young people in the Middle East have changed some of their views of major foreign powers, and now look more favourably upon France, China and India - News consumption skyrockets, tv viewership declines & blogs are booming
After a period of enormous political change, Arab youth are following the news far more keenly than ever before – but less frequently on television and more often on the Internet; they have also developed a passion for the blogosphere
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