Saturday, September 29, 2012

Voice of America: Tunisia's Youth Bitter at Revolution Fallout

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Tunisia's Youth Bitter at Revolution Fallout
Sep 29th 2012, 12:32

Young Tunisians were at the forefront of the country's 2011 revolution. But today, many are unemployed and bitter about its fallout. Twenty-five-year old Tarek Zeid wants to become a computer engineer. But his only job prospects right now are wrapping up Tunisian carpets at a tourist shop. Like tens of thousands of Tunisians, Zeid was on the streets in early 2011, in demonstrations that ousted former strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. But today he says, the revolution hasn't brought ...

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