Category Archives: Politics
Gini Out of the Bottle: How Dangerous Is Wealth Inequality to Democracy?
The “Gini is out of the bottle” as we grossly joked last week. (We couldn’t help but insert a pun about the Gini Coefficient.) Gini Coefficient measures the level of wealth distribution…the higher the number, the higher the inequality … Continue reading
National Council on US-Arab Relations Conference: Strengths, Weaknesses, & Opportunities #NavigatingUSArabRelations
“Sticks are becoming more lethalized whereas our carrots (soft power) less tasty-possibly rotting.”~Sharpe From Tuesday October 22nd to October 23rd, the National Council on U.S. – Arab Relations held its annual conference. This year’s title theme: “Strengths, Weaknesses, & Opportunities”. … Continue reading
Live-Blogging MENA Women in the Reformist Process: A Retrospective @TheWilsonCenter
MENA Women in the Reformist Process: A Retrospective @TheWilsonCenter Right after the largest religious holiday in Saudi Arabia, a Blogger was detained in Saudi Arabia for defying the female driving ban. Note, if we want women to be heads … Continue reading
Shutdown to Stepdown: Which Countries Are We Talking About?
Tunisia and the U.S. Share Common Ground: Dissatisfied Citizens Source: Huffington Post by Mehrunisa Qayyum Millions of citizens feel disappointed in their government. In the U.S., a government shutdown continues to punish its citizens and local DC businesses. Conversely, Tunisians … Continue reading
PITAPOLICY Proud to Co-Sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit
Washington, DC~PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog is PROUD to co-sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit. Al Mubadarah stands for the Arab Empowerment Initiative. AND, as you may know, PITAPOLICY has supported Al Mubadarah as its Creative Partner since June 2012. So we … Continue reading
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Good Migration Policies Account for Tolerance and Remittances
Greetings Pitaconsumers! PITAPOLICY is pleased to share a guest post by Nabil Ouchagour, who collaborated with Mehrunisa Qayyum on a piece earlier this month on listening to the Arab and American streets. Ouchagour is a Public Relations specialist and is … Continue reading
Human Interest Isn’t the Same Thing as Humanitarian Interests
Yesterday, we attended two discussions that highlighted how diplomacy could either advance humanitarian goals or interests in business and trade (Iraq). (Thank you to Brookings Foreign Policy for starting to follow PITAPOLICY on Twitter!) The first discussion emphasized how diplomacy … Continue reading
Future of US-#Libya Relations Discussion at The Atlantic Council @ACMideast
Dear Pita-consumers, Apologies for not posting yesterday like we always do on Wednesdays. We experienced some technical difficulties that are now fixed. We will share what we heard at the one year reflection on Libya event from Tuesday, September 10th … Continue reading
Playing Poker in Syria
Dear Pita-consumers~ The United States’ Intelligence officials say that they are in the process of showing all their cards in a high-stakes poker game. It’s high-stakes not because over 100,000 Syrians have been killed…but because a smaller number have been … Continue reading
Social Media Activist’s Guide to Influencing Mainstream Media #DCPFAF
Greetings Pitaconsumers! PITAPOLICY is buusssy this week–and in a good way! We are focusing on the experience of a social media activist’s guide to influencing mainstream media. First off, PITAPOLICY is sponsoring its THIRD Tweetup. This time we will … Continue reading
