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Policy Insight, Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2008The Cost-Effectiveness of Education Interventions in Poor Countries - 2008

Poor countries need development programs that are both effective and cost-effective

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Cover: A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results - 2008

This report presents the results of a survey of Qatari students enrolled in their final year of secondary school concerning their attitudes about further education and future work plans.

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Cover: A Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and ResultsA Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and Results - 2008

This research was done to help Qatar identify priorities for developing post-secondary educational offerings.

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Learn More About IMEY »Mission Statement

IMEY seeks an improved understanding of the complex setting affecting the Middle East's younger generation. On the basis of better knowledge of the forces shaping the attitudes, aspirations and behavior of these young people, and the constraints and challenges they face, we will look for practical ways to support them in the achievement of better lives and democratic societies.

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Conference for Iraqi Women as Agents of Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation - July 24, 2008

Conference for Iraqi Women as Agents of Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

This important conference took place in Sulemaniva, Iraq, from May 18 – 20, 2008. Hosted by the RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative, its goals were to bring together Iraqi women active in the anti-sectarian, anti-terrorist and pro-peace domains to share information about their work, describe the major obstacles they faced, develop strategies, and plan the way forward.

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Iraqi Refugee Challenge - June 28, 2007

Iraqi Refugee Challenge

According to UN estimates, about 2.2 million Iraqis — close to half of them children — have fled their country since the US invasion in 2003. As discussed by Kristen Cordell in this commentary for United Press International, without a greater US effort, young Arabs will remain a ripe and malleable target for recruitment by radical Muslim groups.

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Conference Focuses on Creative Media and Youth in the Middle East

Conference Focuses on Creative Media and Youth in the Middle East

U.S.–based projects often aim to encourage discourse and community building, through various media, because of the positive effects on civil society and stability overall; policy recommendations often include diverse initiatives for building such capacity. The IMEY Conference on Creative Media and Youth in the Middle East, which took place on March 15th and 16th, 2007, was highly unique in that it focused on those indigenous regional initiatives that have developed independently of U.S. based resources or interest.

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Options for Helping Middle Eastern Youth Escape the Trap of Radicalization

Options for Helping Middle Eastern Youth Escape the Trap of Radicalization

As part of the IMEY project on youth deradicalization, a September 2005 conference addressed the issue of why young people are drawn to fringe movements and/or to delinquent, self-destructive behavior. An expert discussion forum will continue the discussion begun in September, and a second conference is planned for March 15 - 18, 2007 in Doha, Qatar.

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