Category Archives: PIDE (Policy, International Development & Economics)

PIDE=Policy, International Development, & Economics by serving as a forum to discuss the many layers of complexity in the diverse MENA region. By the way, just like the Turkish version of pizza, or “pita”, pide tastes great too.

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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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

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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

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August 1st @ArabEmpowerment Initiative to Host Iftar: Nadereh Chamlou, Guest Speaker

July is all about development in the pita-consuming region.  PITAPOLICY announced that it will be ATTENDING the first C3 Summit as a Blogger.   From September 13th to the 14th, the C3Summitt  will convene 11 panels on Arab Business and Development … Continue reading

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New York’s C3 Summit: U.S.-Arab Forum for Business Development

New York – Since July is all about development in the pita-consuming region, PITAPOLICY is proud to announce that it will be ATTENDING the first C3 Summit as a Blogger.   From September 13th to the 14th, the C3Summitt  will convene … Continue reading

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Development Aid to Palestine: Is it a tool, or does it make someone a tool?

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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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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July Is All About Development

Dear Pita-Consumers: The month of July is all about development in the pita-consuming region.  Please send your submissions to Nadia at info@pitapolicyconsulting.com.  To kick off the discussion of development, PITAPOLICY is revisiting the Technology theme from March in today’s posting. … Continue reading

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#MENASOCENT: Join DC’s First MENA Tweetup

Greetings Pita-consumers! For those of you in the Washington, DC area, we would like to announce the first MENA Tweetup in the DC area on Thursday, June 28th. The Arab American Institute (AAI) has graciously offered to co-host this event … Continue reading

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