Tag Archives: Tunisia

Economic growth doesn’t translate as citizen growth. #GDP #Wellbeing

The World Bank’s Middle East & North Africa division released a report “Inequality, Uprisings, and Conflict in the Arab World” (included below along with the report link) that confirmed what many non-economists living in Tunisia, Syria, Yemen and Egypt suspected … Continue reading

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If We Don’t Compare MENA Countries’ Fiscal Fragility, Then How Will Gather Lessons Learned?

Breaking bread, hence sharing a meal with anyone, symbolizes the conscious and informal way of engaging in respectful conversation.  Moreover, if one can “break bread” with another, they have taken the first step towards engagement, and building more concretely upon … Continue reading

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Why is PITAPOLICY #Happy about the #SocialGood Summit? #2030Now // لماذا يكون ” سعيد” عن القمة الاجتماعية جيد ؟

Happy in English & Arabic …. On September 21st and 22nd, PITAPOLICY will be live-tweeting the Social Good Summit in Arabic.  PITAPOLICY founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, is super HAPPY to have been selected by the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy as … Continue reading

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Smart Cities in North Africa #ISSC2014

Are smart cities the next phase of urban development, and thereby, the collective hopes for improving living standards across the pita-consuming region?  On June 9th and 10th, PITAPOLICY attended the first annual summit on smart cities review of North Africa, … Continue reading

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World Bank & IMF 2014 Spring Meeting: MENA Region Focus

For the third year, PITAPOLICY attempted to cover The Annual World Bank & IMF meetings finished on Sunday, which started off with the MENA economic outlook.  Throughout the week, government and civil society organizations representatives revisited the Arab Youth inclusion … Continue reading

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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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Shutdown to Stepdown: Which Countries Are We Talking About?

Tunisia and the U.S. Share Common Ground: Dissatisfied Citizens Source: Huffington Post by Mehrunisa Qayyum Millions of citizens feel disappointed in their government. In the U.S., a government shutdown continues to punish its citizens and local DC businesses. Conversely, Tunisians … Continue reading

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PITAPOLICY Proud to Co-Sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit

Washington, DC~PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog is PROUD to co-sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit.  Al Mubadarah stands for the Arab Empowerment Initiative.  AND, as you may know, PITAPOLICY has supported Al Mubadarah as its Creative Partner since June 2012.   So we … 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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Social Safety Nets: How Cash Subsidies May Serve as a Social Intervention #Tunisia

Another version of this article “Driving their Own Destiny” appeared in The Majalla for the SIROCCO blog.  Sirocco Blog is inspired by the Mediterranean wind whipped up in the Sahara and blown across the Maghreb region. In North Africa, it … Continue reading

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