Political turmoil in the Middle East region and has managed to depose a ruler who has decades spearheaded by youth. Political parties do not have a major role in overthrowing a regime.
"State of the Middle East region affected by the political crisis is a rich country like Libya. However, in the country there is no democracy and poor human rights treatment, causing a movement of young people to provide resistance," said Dr Nasir Tamara, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Scientists International (I4) at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
According to him, the political upheavals that occurred in the area of oil-producing countries of the world was also triggered by developments in information technology such as Facebook or Twitter. Nevertheless, both print and electronic media also has a large enough role.
"Progress has been accelerating IT revolution in the Middle East region," he said.
Young people, according to Nasir, virtually without ideology, leadership, and organization. Driven purely political turmoil that young people are less satisfied with their lives. "In Egypt, for example, the number of unemployed graduates is greater than primary school graduates unemployment," he said.
About 30 percent of the population of Egypt is the productive age, ie 15-29 years. Of that amount, 25 percent is jobless. "The high unemployment rate in the productive age participated ignited the revolution there," he said.
In addition, the turmoil in the Middle East is a violent reaction from the name of development by the regime in power there for several decades. During his reign, the regime in several Middle Eastern countries are always doing some policies in the name of political stability and at the same time do the censorship of information.
"For decades they also monopolize power. Limited only to the elite or the scope of the ruling family," said Nasir.
From: Juna Sanbawa | Yogyakarta