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MENA + Social Good Aims to Empower Arab World on Diplomatic Pouch

Note: The original version of this article by Mehrunisa Qayyum appeared on Diplomatic Pouch, produced by The Washington Diplomat (@DiplomatNews). On November 4th, Al Mubadarah (Arab Empowerment Initiative) went global with its purpose: to engage Arab Diaspora on every topic … Continue reading

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Bad And/Or Good News: TIME Magazine Names General al-Sisi; Egypt’s New Tech Park

Added 12/10/13: What’s really puzzling is that the Egypt’s Defense Minister did not make it to TIME Magazine’s top ten finalists for 2013–a separate selection process that is distinct from last week’s readers’ poll.  But two other figures from the … Continue reading

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IMF & World Bank Convene This Week: #YouthDialog Inserted Somewhere

From October 11-13th in Washington, DC:  The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank convene for their annual meetings–meaning their respective Boards of Governors decide monetary policy and approve of resolutions.  These meetings also provide a forum for private sector, … Continue reading

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She Entrepreneurs Programme Wants Females from MENA

Greetings Pita-consumers! Do you know of a rising female entrepreneur?  The She Entrepreneurs 2014 is now open for applications!  Founded in 2011 to harness the talent of the MENA region’s precious resource, its youth, “She Entrepreneurs” is operated by the … Continue reading

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US-Egypt Relations Hill Briefing by #AAIUSA: “Launch of National Dialogue”

 “It was a coup and a popular uprising…both can happen at the same time.”~Michael Hanna Washington, DC~On July 24th, PITAPOLICY attended a U.S.-Egypt Relations briefing hosted by the Arab American Institute (@AAIUSA) to discuss AAI’s latest poll findings “Launch of … Continue reading

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Obama Worries Over Egypt: US Reviews Law in Providing AID/Assistance

 June 30th-Tamarod Movement (Live-Blog on PITAPOLICY)  The U.S. provides about 1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt in addition to Development Assistance (1.5 billion in total).  Given Egypt’s military intervention to remove Mohammed Morsi, former President from the Freedom & … Continue reading

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Roadmaps & Zig-zag Roads: How do you “Historicize” a Revolution’s Democratic Process?

Legitimate grievances clash with legitimate electoral process: #Tamarod Movement in #Egypt Symbolizes Split Response: Prior to June 30th, the Tamarod movement obtained 22 million signatures to represent disapproval of former President Morsi. Tamarod organized a variety of people to remove … Continue reading

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New Arab Minister: Vote for Experience or New Point-of-View? #Egypt

Photo Credit: via @Truthcaller سامح الخطاري 7 May في الصورة ابن #التحرير في الثورة وابن #الإخوان المسلمون – وزير الاستثمار #يحيى_حامد اصغر وزير بتاريخ #مصر 35 عام pic.twitter.com/Cd8JD0yFv6 Egypt appointed a new Minister of Investment: Yehia Hamed, age 35, from the … Continue reading

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Shared Prosperity–Join our Workshop May 5th!

Dear Pitaconsumers! This coming Sunday marks our 4th “Mind Your Body; Mind Your Stress” workshop in the networking series combining yoga with social media tips.  We are now offering a special student discount of $5 off to participate! What Does … Continue reading

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PITAPOLICY Focus on MENA~World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings: April 20th

****Note: All PITAPOLICY comments are in italics Follow hashtags: #ittakes #wblive #FiscalMonitor Event: From the Arab Revolutions to Global Austerity Trends Sponsors: Third World Network (TWN) and the Arab NGO Network for Development Panelists: Mahinour El Badrawi (Egyptian Center for … Continue reading

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