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Social Media Week: Giving Voice to the Voiceless Builds Momentum #SMWAJSTREAM

Poll: Whether you answered ‘Yes’,’No’, or ‘Unsure’, we would love to see you at our 2nd #PITAPAL tweetup in honor of Social Media Week in Washington, DC this week (#SMWWDC), on February 21st!  We are in the middle of Social … Continue reading

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Press Release: #DCMENA Tweetup on FEBRUARY 21st

Second #DCMENA Tweetup: Join #PITAPAL on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 When? Thursday, Feb 21 @ 6pm – 8pm (EST) Why? Because we are inspired by Pay It Forward’s philosophy, and thank them for their work in Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, … Continue reading

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WHARTON Business School To Hold Annual MENA Conference

On February 16th, Saturday, PITAPOLICY is excited to attend and cover the Wharton School of Business Annual MENA conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Early-Bird registration will end Friday evening, so don’t hesitate too much longer! Conference Theme: “Economies of Freedom: Reshaping … Continue reading

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Misperception or Perception: Professional Development for Women Is a Challenge, Period.

Dear Pitaconsumers, Last week I received a few tweets about my article for the Vancouver Observer arguing that there are even stronger candidates for the Top 100 Arab Women of Influence.  (The Top 100 list is compiled by Arabianbusiness.com, which … Continue reading

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Not Should we, but WHEN #MIDEBATESyria. Yesterday.

Dear Pitaconsumers, I just listened to four policy experts, or “Four Anglo-Saxon Men” on Syria at the McCain Institute…and I am almost tempted to complete a PhD in Middle East Studies just so I can write a dissertation on how … Continue reading

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Senate Foreign Relations Hearing Questions #HillaryClinton on Benghazi Attacks

The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee just concluded the first part of the Benghazi hearings today.  @PITAPOLICY’s takaways: #hillaryclinton sees red as Senators John McCain and Rand Paul just crossed a #redline by equating confusion of #Libya riots with her misleading … Continue reading

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Inauguration 2013: What do Pita-consumers expect from Obama’s 2nd term?

  Dear Pita-Consumers, What do you expect from President Obama’s 2nd term for the pita-consuming region? Iran and the US have stepped up their game to almost become “frenemies” during the Iraq invasion of 2003.  Now, both have initiated a … Continue reading

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PITAPOLICY ‘s New Year Resolution: Be More Enterprising than Social.

Dear Pita-consumers! We hope you had a wonderful start to the New Year of 2013.  Just because we blog and note the alarming developments in the pita-consuming region, does not mean we need to downplay the professional, institutional, economic, and … Continue reading

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Which event in the Middle East & North Africa region had the biggest impact in 2012?

Dear Pita-consumers: We know that there are many more events that should be mentioned…please feel free to add your thoughts.  The only catch is that it must rhyme :)!  Our new year’s resolution is to promote political and social satire … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays: Reflecting on the Lands Where Christianity Began…

Dear Pita-Consumers: PITAPOLICY would like to wish you all a happy holidays…and to our Christian Pitapals, a very SAFE merry Christmas. We look forward to hearing your Christmas reflections on the holy lands where Christianity began and other pita-consuming countries … Continue reading

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