MENAS 398 Chapter All : AAPTIS 331 READINGS

• School: U of M
• Department: Middle Eastern And North African Studies
• Course: MENAS 398
• Professor: Noah Gardiner

Document Summary

2/3 of population in arab nations are young people. Many people are not pro-america, and see american involvement in their country as a weakness. Massive unemployment rates in arab countries: +14% Limited water resources and other necessary resources for survival: arab land is very dry, drip irrigation, desalinization, recycling, renting fertile agricultural lands in other countries. Growing population 360 million to approximated 600 million. Qatar, uae, kuwait, bahrain, and saudi arabia are the richest amongst the arab nations due to their oil wealth: yemen is the poorest. Arab countries experience a level of unrest as people protest the government for their necessities and the government"s corruption: yemen has highest level of unrest. Refers to the entire region of north africa: morocco, algeria, tunisia, and libya, berber is the mother tongue. Age of marriage has been raised to 18. 3 social classes: rich and socially elite, growing middle class, and large.