Middle East 'Brain Drain' Reverses
While the Middle East has historically witnessed the emigration of many of its most skilled and educated young people to the West, the trend is now reversing as many emigres return to the region, Cale Salih writes for Al-Monitor.
Brain drain, the emigration of a country’s most skilled and educated individuals, usually to a more developed country, has afflicted the Middle East for decades. The region’s most talented individuals have fled wars, repressive dictatorships and a lack of higher education opportunities for work and education opportunities in the West.
Now there is a reverse trend, spurred by a flat job market and low economic growth in the West, and the rise of opportunities in the Internet technology and other sectors in the region.
