Tag Archives: Tunisia

Live-Blog: “Democratic Transitions in the Arab World” #CSID14

PITAPOLICY is live-blogging the 14th Annual Conference “Democratic Transitions in the Arab World: Two Years After the Arab Spring”, hosted by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in the International Trade Center in Washington, DC.  Speakers review … Continue reading

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Shared Prosperity–Join our Workshop May 5th!

Dear Pitaconsumers! This coming Sunday marks our 4th “Mind Your Body; Mind Your Stress” workshop in the networking series combining yoga with social media tips.  We are now offering a special student discount of $5 off to participate! What Does … Continue reading

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PITAPOLICY Focus on MENA~World Bank-IMF Spring 2013 Meetings: April 19th

***IMF Update***Tunisia and #IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan: govt official, according to Al-Ahram Online #fiscalmonitor http://ow.ly/keVHW ***Note: PITAPOLICY comments are in italics. **** Event: Inclusion and Resilience: The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in the Middle East … 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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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 Investing: The Arab revolution for economic integrity

PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing.  Last week, our first post was by a new contributor, Zena F. Itani, who attended AIDS Conference Week in Washington, DC.   On Sunday, PITAPOLICY ‘s second post reshared … Continue reading

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Prospects for Development: An Exercise in Patience

July is all about development in the pita-consuming region. Please send your submissions to Nadia at info@pitapolicyconsulting.com.  This week’s post goes into a different aspect of development–sort of the “Part 2 of Prospects for Development…” but on a more “individual … Continue reading

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Prospects for Development After Elections

July is all about development in the pita-consuming region.  Please send your submissions to Nadia at info@pitapolicyconsulting.com.  First Post: Tech Crunch published “The Arab World Has Tech Talent To Sustain It Beyond The Clones” by Mehrunisa Qayyum, founder of PITAPOLICY and … Continue reading

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Please Retweet: We come in #Peace! #Listening #Seriously

PITAPOLICY is attending the 2012 Spring World Bank & IMF meetings and is grateful for being asked to participate in the Arab American Institute’s Emerging Leaders Training Day, April 19th–more on that in a future post. Observations of the IMF … Continue reading

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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

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