For Jordan’s unemployed youth, a career opportunity: Local politics
In Ahmed Al Qubeilat’s village of Mleih in central Jordan, unemployment is a fact of life, especially for the young.
His cousins are jobless. So too is his neighbor, who holds a Ph.D. in medicine. Mr. Qubeilat has not found work since graduating with a B.A. in business administration in 2019.
Yet he now subscribes to the mantra that if you need a job – or a job done – do it yourself. He ran for local office.
“Now is the time to break the cycle and get involved,” the 27-year-old candidate says outside an election tent next to his home. “No one is more capable in addressing my generation’s challenges than we are.”
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