# The link between unemployment and terrorism

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDCity2.0
- Speaker: Mohamed Ali
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mohamed_ali_the_link_between_unemployment_and_terrorism)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. Human rights advocate Mohamed Ali draws on stories from his native Mogadishu to make a powerful case for innovation incubators for our cities' young and ambitious.

## Lectures

1. [The link between unemployment and terrorism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mohamed_ali_the_link_between_unemployment_and_terrorism/0325972cbb28), 9 min (TED's player)