Category Archives: Politics
Libya: Lessons Learned?
For the last 4 weeks, PITAPOLICY has reflected upon North African countries, or the Maghreb region as the US honors Black History Month with respect to the African American community. In this last week, we will profile Libya by including … Continue reading
DC Gallup Briefing on Egypt
On February 22, Wednesday, PITAPOLICY Consulting attended Gallup’s Washington, DC Briefing provided bySenior Analyst, Mohamed Younis. For the last 3 weeks, PITAPOLICY has reflected upon North African countries, or the Maghreb region as the US honors Black History Month with … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Right to Protest?
Dear Pita-Consumers: Today’s post on Afghanistan is prompted by PITAPOLICY’s number one fan: its first subscriber. She brought to my attention Afghanistan’s protests regarding another Quran burning incident last week. One may argue that the protests are based on socio-economic … Continue reading
Morocco: Moroccans Keep Rockin’ Your Rights
Every Wednesday in February PITAPOLICY will review a political economy issue regarding a Maghreb country. In the first week Sarah Hassaine reflected on Algeria. The second week focused on Egypt. Last week’s posting explores Tunisia’s business environment for women. This … Continue reading
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Middle East & How Syria’s Civil War Differs by Majid Rafizadeh
Poll of the Week Middle East and How Syria’s Civil War Differs By: Majid Rafizadeh Source: Harvard International Review, originally posted on February 9th, 2012 Although Iran, Iraq and Lebanon have taken almost the same position in warning about possibility … Continue reading
Syria Assessment: Defections & Reflections
PITAPOLICY Consulting has been tracking Syria’s developments since March 15th. A policy brief on civil society was published by the Middle East Institute. “The signs of blood on the walls, on the ground. On every street there are signs of … Continue reading
Less is Better in Translation of #SOTU #mena #Arab
Less is Better in Translation of #SOTU By Mehrunisa Qayyum, Founder of PITAPOLICY @Pitapolicy In DC, watching the State of the Union at a Happy Hour or viewing party is an event–especially when we note who the cameraman focuses on … Continue reading
Algeria & the Arab Spring: Why it is not next?
By: Sarah Hassaine Tweet her @SHassaine Note: PITAPOLICY is proud to kick-off February with a post on Algeria, which has not been covered in the media regarding the Arab Awakening. In fact, every Wednesday in February, PITAPOLICY will focus on … Continue reading
An Eyewitness Account By a Syrian-American
Note: On January 20th, President Obama’s administration announced that the US would consider closing its embassy in Damascus, Syria due to a series of car bombings and other lax security measures, which the Syrian government has failed to implement. On … Continue reading
