Category Archives: Analysis
Youth Unemployment: Egypt Case Study & Policy Recommendations
This week, PITAPOLICY is sharing PartII of this two-part post by our Assistant Editor Nassrin El-Gosi who zeroes in on existing research and methodology describing the underlying causes of youth unemployment in the MENA region and specifically in Egypt. In case you … Continue reading
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
Socially Responsible Investing – Will an Islamic Finance trend amount to a best practice for the financial world?
PITAPOLICY completes this month’s theme of “Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing” with a joint piece by Mehrunisa Qayyum and Afaf Qayyum reviewing how trends of SRI mirror a growing interest in Islamic Finance. August began with our first post, which was … Continue reading
Ramadan: An Opportunity for SRI via Zakat & Empathy
PITAPOLICY wishes all pita-consumers, whether they observe Ramadan or not, another year of professional and personal success as you decide to invest your time and money into community projects and industries. Please feel free to reflect along with us in … Continue reading
Socially Responsible Organizing: Does Lobbying Qualify?
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Is Lobbying Considered Socially Responsible Organizing? On July 25th, I participated as my blogger persona, PITAPOLICY, in the Global Voice Hall Live Pangea program. The topic was Arab … Continue reading
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
Socially Responsible Option? Negotiating with Egypt’s Military Industrial Complex
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Our first post was by a new contributor, Zena F. Itani, who attended AIDS Conference Week in Washington, DC. If you would like to add to the discussion, … Continue reading
AIDS Conference in Washington, DC: AIDS Not a Myth in #MENA Region
PITAPOLICY kicks off August with the theme: Socially Responsible Organizing and Investing. Our first post is by a new contributor, Zena F. Itani, who attended AIDS Conference Week in Washington, DC. Itani has a Masters in Public Health and wants … Continue reading
