Human rights advocate Mohammed Ali highlights the period of ‘Waithood’ which many youth in developing countries go through, and the struggles and risks they take as they reach out for something other than waithood. For the young and unemployed in the world’s big cities, dreams of opportunity and wealth do come true — but too often because they’re heavily recruited by terrorist groups and other violent organizations. Mohamed Ali draws on stories from his native Mogadishu to make a powerful case for innovation incubators for our cities’ young and ambitious.

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