Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Runaway population growth often fuels youth-driven uprisings | why #Bangladeshis are killing #Burmese, #Indians #Assam

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In fast-growing countries, many young men are unable to find employment or pay dowries. Frustrated ambitions can be an explosive force — and a reason for joining the Taliban.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/population/la-fg-population-matters2-20120724-html,0,982753.htmlstory

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Anand Rajadhyaksha said...

"KABUL, Afghanistan — Abdul Wahid, one of 10 children of an electrician, had little education beyond a few years in an Islamic religious school. There, his lessons consisted of memorizing every verse of the Koran.

When he finished school, he had no prospects for a steady job in rural Wardak province. He tried to make a living as a long-distance driver for hire, using a borrowed car. He often had to wait a month between customers.
Locator map - Kabul, Afghanistan

At 18, he found employment of another kind.

"My life got better," he said, "when I joined the Taliban."

- History repeats. Guess the faith started the same way, 1300 years ago.