Tag Archives: Egypt
An Eager Iran & Hesitant Egypt: Relations Before & After the Arab Spring
PITAPOLICY kicks off October with an analysis by Ahmed Morsy’s on the relations between Egypt and Iran pre- and post- the Arab Revolution. This article was first published on Muftah.org An Eager Iran & Hesitant Egypt: Relations Before & After the Arab … Continue reading
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Cutting Off Aid to Arab World Hurts U.S. Business
This month on PITAPOLICY, we zeroed in on the impact of the Arab Spring on MENA country economies and the strategic focus of implementing development organizations in North Africa, including Egypt. We conclude this month with a contribution from PITAPOLICY Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum, who argues … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment: Egypt Case Study & Policy Recommendations
This week, PITAPOLICY is sharing PartII of this two-part post by our Assistant Editor Nassrin El-Gosi who zeroes in on existing research and methodology describing the underlying causes of youth unemployment in the MENA region and specifically in Egypt. In case you … Continue reading
Socially Responsible Option? Negotiating with Egypt’s Military Industrial Complex
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Our first post was by a new contributor, Zena F. Itani, who attended AIDS Conference Week in Washington, DC. If you would like to add to the discussion, … Continue reading
Prospects for Development: An Exercise in Patience
July is all about development in the pita-consuming region. Please send your submissions to Nadia at info@pitapolicyconsulting.com. This week’s post goes into a different aspect of development–sort of the “Part 2 of Prospects for Development…” but on a more “individual … Continue reading
Prospects for Development After Elections
July is all about development in the pita-consuming region. Please send your submissions to Nadia at info@pitapolicyconsulting.com. First Post: Tech Crunch published “The Arab World Has Tech Talent To Sustain It Beyond The Clones” by Mehrunisa Qayyum, founder of PITAPOLICY and … Continue reading
Focus on Electoral Politics & Elections – Part V
Eric Maddox introduced us to his Virtual Dinner Project with his first contribution to PITAPOLICY in May. He recently traveled to Egypt to continue his work in the bustling city of Cairo and was enthralled by the energy fueling the … Continue reading
Focus on Electoral Politics & Elections – Part IV
The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics. The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed discussion of electoral process in others. Last year … Continue reading
More than Just “Facebook Girl”
Note: An earlier version of this article appears in Horizons magazine here page 50. By: Mehrunisa Qayyum “A politician should have the ability to analyze,” says Ms. Esraa Abdel Fattah to me right before receiving the Middle East Institute Visionary … Continue reading
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