Introduction to the QM35 issue by Maria-Àngels Roque, Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
The Arab world has witnessed a rapid diffusion of the mobile phone in recent times.
Dysfunctional educational systems weaken the human capabilities of Arab youth leading to the marginalisation of youth in Arab countries, and hence undermine human development in Arab countries.
La jeunesse d’aujourd’hui est très plurielle, donc elle présente des fractures qui seulement peuvent être mises en rapport par les liens de l’interculturalité pour éviter des conflits.
Youth make up the most numerous and, at the same time, most disadvantaged group in the Arab region in terms of visibility and employment.
Contemporary society extols the image of youth, based on aesthetic criteria, while at the same time it makes the situation of youths as individuals precarious.
The creation of a Euro-Mediterranean space is essential to achieve a more united region allowing us to confront, in better conditions, the potential challenges for this Euro-Mediterranean region under construction.
Education is a sector that all Euro-Mediterranean countries recognise needs to be on top of the cooperative regional agenda if fostering closer relations across the Mediterranean area is to be achieved.
