(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) In January, sociologist Nadji Safir from the University of Algers (Algeria) remarked in Le Monde (1) that the UNESCO Science Report had appeared at a time in history that was dominated more than ever by challenges related to knowledge. Echoing many of the findings of the chapter in the report on the Arab States, he observed that, 'in many Muslim countries, we are seeing a spiral of crises nurtured by a lack of knowledge that engenders a lack of innovation and economic growth and, in turn, a lack of job creation - particularly for the millions of young people who have come to form a large precariat.' Young...
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