Author Archives: Mehrunisa
Conflict Resolution: #Iran Breaks Deadlock
Dear Pitaconsumers, Step one in the deadlock with Iran broke last night around 9PM EST as Iran’s Chief Negotiator, Javed Zarif, shared an historic tweet: @JZarif “We have reached and agreement.” #Iran #Irantalks”. World powers by way of the … Continue reading
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Middle East Institute Annual Conference: Managing Transition, Containing Conflict but #NODrones
“You can’t have peace in #Syria without #Iran in negotiations.”~Mohsen Milani Middle East Institute 67th Annual Conference: Managing Transition, Containing Conflict From November 14th to 15th, the Middle East Institute held its 67th annual conference. To kick off the MEI … Continue reading
Colbert Interviews Trita Parsi, Iran Negotiations Expert: Reroll the Dice
PITAConsumers–you know how much PITAPOLICY is a fan of The Colbert Report! Last night, we couldn’t help but “ruminate” and share thoughts on the book mentioned in Parsi’s interview: “A Single Roll of the Dice”. (Note how ruminate probably comes from … Continue reading
How Will Investing in MENA Technology Fuel Philanthropy? #MENASocialGood
Originally published on November 4th, Huffington Post Section of Social Entrepreneurship in Partnership with Schwab Foundation What will tackle the biggest social, health or economic problems in each country? Philanthropic missions? Innovative technology? Or a version of Bill Gates … Continue reading
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When the Government Fears the Satirists You Have Change #Egypt
When the people fear the government you have tyranny….when the government fears the people you have liberty. -Thomas Jefferson So does Egypt have tyranny or liberty? Or maybe in Egypt’s case: When the satirists fear the government you have tragedy…when … Continue reading
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“I’m not an employee…I’m a Political Activist.”~Deputy PM for Economic Affairs #Syria #QadriJamil #Defection
We’ve counted 403 news stories about Bashar Al Assad’s sack of his senior official, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Qadri Jamil, yesterday. This came after Jamil met with American official in Geneva. Jamil is a Russian educated economist. Lately, … Continue reading
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
