War, recession blight job market for young Iraqis - CNN.com
Israa, a 23-year-old college student, said she’s worried about the job market she’ll find when she graduates this year from Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, Iraq.“It is going to be hard,” she said, citing concerns about prospects of finding a position in her field, English translation. “Because in Iraq, it is so hard to find a job, especially nowadays.”<p style=“margin:12px 0;”>For Israa and her classmates, the recession and job prospects are top worries, pushing aside concerns about the sectarian warfare and the raging tension that once coursed through Iraq’s capital.She and other soon-to-be graduates in English translation were interviewed on the campus about their hopes and dreams for the future. Three of the four did not want their last names to be used