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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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Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum & Other Election Issues #Egypt

Greetings Pita-Consumers! December 15th marked Egypt’s vote on the Constitutional Referendum.  Before PITAPOLICY posts up any opinions or analysis, we wanted to share a civic education video produced by Qabila Productions.  We just spoke with Perihan Ab0u-Zeid, who co-founded Qabila, … Continue reading

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Small Business Tips to Fight Holiday Stress

November 24th, 2012 marked Small Business Saturday in the United States.  Shoppers were encouraged to shop at small businesses for this day.  PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum identified a four tips that small business owners like herself can follow to deal … Continue reading

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Working in fragile states like Yemen is for more than salmon fishing

This week on PITAPOLICY, we feature a post from the World Bank blog.  Wael Zakout, Yemen Country Manager, reflects on his experience of disaster risks when working in fragile states.  Zakout also shares his views on the impact the World … Continue reading

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ADC to Host Annual Turaath (Cultural Show) on December 1st @ Lincoln Theater in DC

Washington, DC~ On December 1st, PITAPOLICY is proud to be attending the Annual Turaath (Cultural Show) hosted by the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee & the ADC Women’s Initiative.  The evening’s events will being at 7:30 at the historic Lincoln Theater.  … Continue reading

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Join in the Twitter Campaign to Re-Elect Obama: #Muslims4Obama

Muslims4Obama: Tweets to Retweet and Post on Facebook Mission: Re-Elect President Obama Goal: Use one of the below daily to increase chances of trending Why:  B/c Tweets & Statuses are 1) succinct; 2) shareable; 3) motivating, 4) entertaining, and 5) … Continue reading

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Forget #Sandy, It’s All About #TedX Baghdad

Greeeeeeetings Pita-Consumers: For those of you on the Northeast coast of the U.S. PITAPOLICY hopes and prays the best for you as well as the power getting turned back on.  Winds are about 38 miles per hour in our neighborhood, … Continue reading

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Workshops, Kite-flying, & Docs=Youth Team Building @ADInitiative

New York~Again, PITAPOLICY is excited to share what has been presented at the 2nd Annual Envision Arab Summit, which is being held at New York University’s Kimmel Center.  If it weren’t for #PITAPALS, Bareeq Barqawi, certain aspects like  Like PITAPOLICY … Continue reading

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@ASE Kicks of Envision Arabia, Followed by Nicolas Fayad #EAS12 Update #media

New York @NYU Campus Kimmel Center~Ahmed Shihab Eldin, Huffington Post Live Producer took the stage to kick off the Envision Arabia Summit – #EAS12 if you’re following!  PITAPOLICY/Mehrunisa Qayyum will try to “live-blog” upon request of Pitapal, Chris Schroeder.  Let’s … Continue reading

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PITAPAL Analysis: Talking about Arab Women in Tech=Good Business

Talking about the tech sector might be a niche topic — dare we say treading ‘tech geek’ territory.  Talking about women might be hinting at feminism.  Combining the two topics is just good business.  PITAPOLICY is excited to post the … Continue reading

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