The Two Futures of the Arab World by Tarek Osman | The State of the Elastic Mind | Nuqat 2019

As the Arab world is going through major
transformations, those changes have created
a window of opportunity that could change
the way we operate socially, politically,
and economically. While wars, polarization,
conflicts, and unrest are labeled “disasters”
they also bring with them hope.
This talk discusses changing the way we
perceive these transformations as it will allow
us to re-frame the way we look at failure. All
the events happening at the moment in the
Arab World can be seen as opportunities
to engage parts of the wider demographic
that have often been spoken about, mainly
the youth, but who hardly ever truly get the
chance to, more than speak, actually act.