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Arab Media Analyst POV – #PITAPAL Reflects on Women’s Online Voice

Dear Pita-Consumers, Thanks to all who attended our third workshop covering strategy development from our joint initiative with Jordin’s Paradise “Mind Your Body, Exercise Your Mind” series.  Our next one is scheduled for April 14th ,Sunday at 2pm in Washington, … Continue reading

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Strategically Change Tactics — Document Rape as a War Crime

This week on PITAPOLICY, we feature an article by PITAPOLICY Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum on a serious war crime: rape.  What is the role of the media and the Arab diaspora in documenting this crime as a “weapon of war”, specially … Continue reading

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9/20 Event Report: Women & Democratic Transition in the Middle East

Photo by Mehrunisa Qayyum By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Not all the political and economic policy action on gender has completely escaped to New York for this week’s United Nation’s General Assembly meetings. Yesterday in Washington, DC, September 20, 2011, the Women’s … Continue reading

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Top 100 Arab Women Lead Mainly in Culture/Society, Not Technology

by: Mehrunisa Qayyum According to Arabian Business.Com, the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women List includes those in both public and private sector. Moreover, the increasing role of the “Third Sector” (Non Governmental Organizations) includes women who have transformed their business … Continue reading

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