Category Archives: Interests
Socially Responsible Investment? $1.28 Million Tunnel…for One Family
PITAPOLICY continues with this month’s theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Sunday’s post covered the socially responsible organizing efforts in the US: “Is Lobbying Considered Socially Responsible Organizing?” On a sidenote, our posting from August 5th, “Negotiating with Egypt’s Military … Continue reading
Socially Responsible Organizing: Does Lobbying Qualify?
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Is Lobbying Considered Socially Responsible Organizing? On July 25th, I participated as my blogger persona, PITAPOLICY, in the Global Voice Hall Live Pangea program. The topic was Arab … Continue reading
AIDS Conference in Washington, DC: AIDS Not a Myth in #MENA Region
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Our first post is by a new contributor, Zena F. Itani, who attended AIDS Conference Week in Washington, DC. Itani has a Masters in Public Health and wants … Continue reading
August 1st @ArabEmpowerment Initiative to Host Iftar: Nadereh Chamlou, Guest Speaker
July is all about development in the pita-consuming region. PITAPOLICY announced that it will be ATTENDING the first C3 Summit as a Blogger. From September 13th to the 14th, the C3Summitt will convene 11 panels on Arab Business and Development … Continue reading
Development Aid to Palestine: Is it a tool, or does it make someone a tool?
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
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
#MENAsocent: First DC-MENA Tweetup=#Success
Press Release PITAPOLICY Launched First DC-MENA Tweetup Washington, DC~Happy Birthday USA! Speaking of pride and independence: on Thursday, June 28th, PITAPOLICY Consulting & the Arab American Institute co-hosted the first Middle East & North Africa region tweetup in Washington, DC. … Continue reading
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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
Films & Polls on Arab World
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
