TED/Mohamed Ali: The link between unemployment and terrorism

There are many people unemployed throughout the whole world, no matter in the so called developed countries or the one a little bit lagging behind. To take Taiwan for example, many students are facing the terror of not finding a job after graduation! College graduation does really matter that much anymore, companies are looking for people with special talent, skills and experiences. It's not that degree don't count anymore or that the standard has changed, in other words, the enterprises are getting more practical. 

As mentioned in the lecture, Mohamed started out by speaking of the dreams inside the teens and many young people. Hoping to get a stable job without giving in much effort. However the lecturer was here to poke at all those illusions, since day dreaming is getting just impractical. In the nowadays society, you don't work equals to no money, and no money means no survival. In that case how are we supposed to find ourselves a job? It's best that we enrich our knowledge and techniques, which gives us more options outside on the field. 

For the young and unemployed in the world's big cities, dreams of opportunity and wealth do come true -- but too often because they're heavily recruited by terrorist groups and other violent organizations. Human rights advocate Mohamed Ali draws on stories from his native Mogadishu to make a powerful case for innovation incubators for our cities' young and ambitious.

In urban hubs, says Mohamed Ali, we're losing our brightest minds to terrorism and violence. Why not channel the energy of ambitious and eager young people toward innovation instead of destruction? Ali is doing his part to make this dream a reality. He is trying to help young people in the Horn of Africa and the diaspora become entrepreneurs and leaders. Ali believes these untapped youths can become figures of hope for their communities and ultimately promote peace and stability in the region.

After watching the video, I must say that I really enjoyed his spirit and his ideas and I totally agree with the concept. However without a stable government and social programs there will always be only a few who will succeed in such an environment. It is almost putting the cart before the horse. Somali and many countries like it need to find a way to unite their country with a strong government. The young people should never give up and let's hope that their country will find a way to unite the tribes and form a strong democracy that supports it's people rather than lead them on a path to terror and destruction. Our own western world is chipping away at our middle class and without the middle class we could see the same thing happen in the western world.