Category Archives: Interests
Poll of the week: 12/5/11
Which news development in the pita-consuming region will produce the most impact this month as we welcome 2012?
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PITAPOLICY Observations: US Senate Holds “Women and the Arab Spring” Hearing
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Note: On Wednesday, November 2nd, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations subcommittee on “International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, Women’s Global Issues held a hearing to discuss the role of women in the Arab Spring … Continue reading
openDemocracy: I’m Not Commitment Phobic; I Got Engaged!
Note: Originally posted on openDemocracy.net, which is an E-zine and discussion forum offering news and opinion articles from established academics and journalists covering current issues in world … Not Commitment Phobic: I Got Engaged One campaigner told me at a … Continue reading
Brookings US Islam Forum Blog Posts PITAPOLICY Consulting Summary
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum & Ramah Kudaimi Note: Originally published by Common Grounds News & Reposted on Brookings US Islamic Forums, Lebanon Daily Star, Morocco Tomorrow, Germany’s Islamiche Zeitung, among a dozen others. Thus, it has been reposted here due to its global … Continue reading
NAAP-DC Press Release 11/2/11: Network of Arab-American Professionals to Celebrate 10th Anniversary in DC
NETWORK OF ARAB AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS Contact: Mehrunisa Qayyum, NAAP-DC Media & PR Chair: naapdc_media@naaponline.org (P) 224-406-4218 Washington, DC~On Friday, November 11, 2011, The Network of Arab American Professionals, Washington, DC Chapter will celebrate NAAP’s 10th anniversary by hosting a gala … Continue reading
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National Council on U.S. Arab Relations: Recapping the Arab & US Responses
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Washington, DC-On October 27th and 28th, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) held its 20th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, “Dynamics of Recent Events in the Arab World: Framing the Arab and U.S. Responses” at the Ronald … Continue reading
FBI Arrested Syrian American Mohamed Anas Haithem Souied for Espionage
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum On Tuesday, October 11th, the FBI arrested Syrian-American Mohamad Anas Haithem Souied, 47, in Leesburg, Virginia for conducting espionage in collaboration with the Syrian Intelligence. ~April-June 2011: Souied participated in a conspiracy to gather intelligence for a … Continue reading
NAAP-DC & Jerusalem Fund Gallery Co-Host Arab-American Art Exhibition in Washington, DC
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Contributions by Samer Korkor and Fatima Ahmed On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, The Network of Arab American Professionals, Washington, DC Chapter co-hosted nine local Arab American artists exhibit with The Jerusalem Fund Gallery. Dagmar Painter, the Jerusalem … Continue reading
Technology Series Part 1: Is There Anyone Talking about Technology in the Middle East?
Investigating the evolution of ‘technology ecosystem’ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) By: Ramy Ghaly Edited by: Mehrunisa Qayyum The ongoing debate on the extent to which social media catalyzed the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, … Continue reading
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I Vote to Give Myself a Raise, After I Vote to Drive, But Before I Vote to Open a Business Without Male Guardian’s Permission…
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum, Founder PITAPOLICY Consulting Does economic reform follow political reform or vice versa? Is it better to be an entrepreneur who demands the franchise, or to be the voter who articulates the need to expand more favorable business … Continue reading
