Category Archives: Politics
Would the REAL Crisis in the Middle East Please Stand Up?
We had as much difficulty coming up with responses to reflect what pitaconsumer fans may say as we did trying to list the number of crises that have surfaced in the Middle East & North Africa region since the Balfour … Continue reading
Why Is #Morocco the Outlier in Gallup #Poll?
Why is Morocco the outlier in Gallup’s poll? Morocco is more confident about its economic future than ANY other MENA neighbor! Gallup released a poll last week looking at economic confidence across the Middle East and North Africa in 2013 … Continue reading
Live-Blogging from DC: To what point does international community accept that there’s a state within a state? #IRAQ – What is Happening?”
August 14th in Washington, DC ~ The New America Foundation asks “Iraq: What Is Happening?” from its office in Washington, DC. Earlier this week, Iraqi president, Fouad Masum, announced the new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, who is SUPPOSED to take … Continue reading
We Didn’t Have the Support That We Expected From the West #Tunisie
“I’ll be frank: we didn’t have the support that we expected from the West.”- Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki Tunisia feels as if it is going at it alone. “Help us, and we will help you,” stated Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki … Continue reading
Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Gaza Strikes
Dear Pita-consumers: For the last two weeks, we know that you have been diligently following the Gaza Crisis–which seems to re-ignite every two year with a confluence of triggers–accelerated into a series of surgical strikes resulting in 77 percent “unintentional” … Continue reading
U.S. Announces New Sanctions Against Firms in UAE & Lebanon
Despite UAE’s great news: Dubai airport has ranked higher than Heathrow International for more air traffic, neighboring emirate of Sharjah has drawn the negative attention for supplying the Syrian regime with petroleum products. On July 9th, Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury … Continue reading
We had to catch Gigi Ibrahim and Syrian election coverage on The Daily Show b/c El Barnamej canceled.
“Could you imagine a country that would strip civil rights under the guise of fighting terrorism… we are not so different, you and I.” ~Jon Stewart as he interviews Egyptian activist, Gigi Ibrahim on the “common ground” shared by US … Continue reading
93 Percent Confident that Sisi Believes It’s His Job to Reckon With #EgyEconomy
Now that Egypt’s second presidential election within two years is finished, we can not help but hum the Pet Shop Boys classic tune, “I’m With Stupid”, poking fun at political leaders’ unquestioning allies. A few weeks ago, Qayyum expressed some … Continue reading
Why Should Citizens Stifle Their Voices By NOT Voting? #Egypt #Algeria #VoiceViaVoting
Another version of this article appeared on the Freedom House Blog on May 16th, 2011 and on Huffington Post Politics on May 21st trying to figure out answers to the following five questions: If voting is a fundamental right in … Continue reading
U.S. Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Foreign Mission
Dear Pitaconsumers: May 15th marks Al-Nakba from 1948, which produced one of the largest refugee crises in the 20th century. It has now been joined by the Syria crisis– also produced a record number of refugees– fueled by the Assad … Continue reading
