Tag Archives: MENA
Part 1~MENA Region’s Human Trafficking: Labor, Migration & Demand
By: Melina Olmo Edited by: Mehrunisa Qayyum On September 23rd, The Woodrow Wilson Center, based in Washington, DC, hosted an event reviewing human trafficking trends in Dubai. Ethnographer, Pardis Mahdavi, described the Middle East & North Africa region’s human trafficking … Continue reading
September 29th @ 6:30: Media Round Table~4 Outlets Review MENA Coverage
MEDIA ‘FUN’-A-TICS: PITAPOLICY & The Network of Arab American Professionals, DC chapter’s Media & Public Relations Committee is excited to present its event of the year! We’ve invited 5 panelists that represent print, TV, radio, and online media for a … Continue reading
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9/20 Event Report: Women & Democratic Transition in the Middle East
Photo by Mehrunisa Qayyum By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Not all the political and economic policy action on gender has completely escaped to New York for this week’s United Nation’s General Assembly meetings. Yesterday in Washington, DC, September 20, 2011, the Women’s … Continue reading
The Middle East Institute Policy Brief
Syrian Diaspora: Cultivating a New Public Space Consciousness by: Mehrunisa Qayyum Abstract: The Syrian government under both Hafiz and Bashar al-Asad has long pursued a strategy of intimidation and violence against political dissidents, while imposing legal and security structures that … Continue reading
Shar’iah Finance Part 2A: Articles of Interest on Islamic Banking
1) Source: Global Finance By Gordon Platt Islamic Bank Awards 2011~Annual Survey: Islamic Finance The Islamic finance industry is benefiting from a lack of confidence in the conventional banking sector and is expanding rapidly in emerging markets. 2) Source: MENAF.com … Continue reading
Shari’ ah Finance Part 2: Ramadan Provides Opportunities to Leverage Social Capital
by: Mehrunisa Qayyum In this month, PITAPOLICY is highlighting Shar’iah Finance and its related Islamic components. The August 4th post identified the purpose and reasons for increased interest in Shari’ah finance. Also this month, the world’s 2 billion-ish Muslims engage … Continue reading
High Level Foreign Policy Versus Grass Roots Level Outreach
by Ramah Kudaimi The uprisings which have taken place across the Arab region have prompted many to ask what role Arab Americans can- or should- play in supporting those demanding the fall of their authoritarian regimes. In particular Syrian Americans … Continue reading
Islamic Banking Part 1: Shar’iah Finance
Since this is the month of Ramadan in much of the Middle East & North Africa, or “pita-consuming”, region, PITAPOLICY will kick off Ramadan by looking at the topics of Islamic Banking and Diaspora communities in business. A finance degree … Continue reading
Europe & the Arab Spring: EU Policy for the Mediterranean Arab States (Part 3 of 3)
By Alec Simantov Part 3~Abstract: In light of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions in 2011 and the spread of the ‘Arab Spring’ across the Middle East, the European Commission and the European Parliament have fundamentally called into question the effectiveness … Continue reading
Europe & the Arab Spring: EU Policy for the Mediterranean Arab States (Part 2 of 3)
By Alec Simantov Part 2~ Abstract: In light of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions in 2011 and the spread of the ‘Arab Spring’ across the Middle East, the European Commission and the European Parliament have fundamentally called into question the … Continue reading
