Monthly Archives: November 2011

PITAPOLICY Observations: US Senate Holds “Women and the Arab Spring” Hearing

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Note: On Wednesday, November 2nd, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations subcommittee on “International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, Women’s Global Issues held a hearing to discuss the role of women in the Arab Spring … Continue reading

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openDemocracy: I’m Not Commitment Phobic; I Got Engaged!

Note: Originally posted on openDemocracy.net, which is an E-zine and discussion forum offering news and opinion articles from established academics and journalists covering current issues in world …   Not Commitment Phobic: I Got Engaged One campaigner told me at a … Continue reading

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Ambassador Hassouna in Washington, DC

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Note: Original piece published by Aslan Media Group. Supra-national bodies tend to get bogged down in political discussions and controversies. That has certainly been the case with the League of Arab States, which represents the diverse political, … Continue reading

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Carnegie Asks: “Will Economic Difficulties Derail the Economic Spring?”-Part 1

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Washington, DC- On Monday, November 7th, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Twitter handle: CarnegieEndow) asked the question: Will economic difficulties derail the Arab Spring? Uri Dahash moderated an economic discussion that snowballed into a political analysis … Continue reading

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Meet Syria’s Opposition

By: Randa Slim (Randa Slim is an adjunct research fellow at the National Security Studies Program at the New America Foundation and a scholar at the Middle East Institute. You can follow her commentary on Middle East affairs @rmslim.) Source: … Continue reading

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NAAP-DC Press Release 11/2/11: Network of Arab-American Professionals to Celebrate 10th Anniversary in DC

NETWORK OF ARAB AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS Contact: Mehrunisa Qayyum, NAAP-DC Media & PR Chair: naapdc_media@naaponline.org (P) 224-406-4218 Washington, DC~On Friday, November 11, 2011, The Network of Arab American Professionals, Washington, DC Chapter will celebrate NAAP’s 10th anniversary by hosting a gala … Continue reading

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