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Graduates Of Mosul University Threaten

Juan Cole 10/01/2003

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Graduates of Mosul University Threaten Demonstrations

Graduates with higher degrees from Mosul University have threatened to hold demonstrations against the US if they are not soon given jobs commensurate with their level of education. (al-Sharq al-Awsat). Unemployment is incredibly high in Iraq. The US inability to provide many jobs so far is making many Iraqis restless. The US may not respect academics, but it should recognize that getting a bunch of Ph.D.s angry at it is not a good idea.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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