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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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An Eager Iran & Hesitant Egypt: Relations Before & After the Arab Spring

PITAPOLICY kicks off October with an analysis by Ahmed Morsy’s on the relations between Egypt and Iran pre- and post- the Arab Revolution. This article was first published on Muftah.org An Eager Iran & Hesitant Egypt: Relations Before & After the Arab … Continue reading

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Cutting Off Aid to Arab World Hurts U.S. Business

This month on PITAPOLICY, we zeroed in on the impact of the Arab Spring on MENA country economies and the strategic focus of implementing development organizations in North Africa, including Egypt.  We conclude this month with a contribution from PITAPOLICY Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum, who argues … Continue reading

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Reflections on Libya: Reconstructing Beyond Economic Development

Libya Is Not Iraq By: Manal Omar   This is the mantra I started repeating last week. It was the only way I could bear the calls, emails, and posts I was receiving from my Libyan friends. The news didn’t … Continue reading

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Collaborating with Community for Commerce: First C-3 Summit a Success

Press Release: PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog Collaborating with Community for Commerce: First C-3 Summit a Success New York~“Inequality, employment opportunity, and sustainability” sum up the three interdependent global factors that challenge US-Arab trade relations, according to former U.S. President Bill … Continue reading

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$60 billion Spent During Iraq & Afghanistan Wars

The other day someone asked PITAPOLICY  to describe one of the challenges political economy addresses.  During an election year, there’s no better example than how political parties try to appeal to small businesses as a voting bloc.  Both the US … Continue reading

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ISNA’s 49th Convention: Striving for the Common Good

Greetings Pita-consumers!  This past weekend, August 31st-September 3rd PITAPOLICY covered the 49th Annual Islamic Society of North America’s (ISNA) convention in Washington, DC.  This year ISNA celebrated “One Nation Under God: striving for the common good” by hosting a selection … Continue reading

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Kuwait Notes How American Muslims Organize & Vote

PITAPOLICY is pleased to share two items! WebShow: Last Thursday evening, PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder & Huffington Post Community Member, Mehrunisa Qayyum, appeared in her first Huffington Post Live Show as a guest for “Constitutionally Flawed” – a discussion on Tunisia, … Continue reading

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8/23 at 7:40 PM EST: Huff Post Live To Discuss Constitutions in Arab Spring Nations

Announcement: On Thursday, 8-23-2012, at  4.40PM PST/7.40PM EST, PITAPOLICY Blog Founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, will be participating as a guest on the new Huff Post Live show’s conversation “Constitutionally Flawed”.  The discussion will be informative and energetic as Huff Post has  … Continue reading

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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

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