Author Archives: Mehrunisa
World Bank-IMF Spring 2013 Meetings: April 18th
Opening Press Conference by World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim Venue: IMF HQ2 Conference Hall 2 (Press Briefing Room) Time:8:45-9:30 AM PITAPOLICY Live Blogging President Jim Yong Kim: OUR Question: Which ones come from #MENA region? @worldbank … Continue reading
World Bank Spring Briefings: 1) Bending Arc of Poverty, 2) Millennial Development Goals, Civil Society Organizations
Millennial Development Goals Live blogging: Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, Uganda Millennial Development Goals were being developed in silos…maternal health goal wasn’t considering education goals Disagrees a bit w/Seema Aziz, Founder of CARE, largest NGO in … Continue reading
Social Entrepreneurship Changes Donor & Development Cultures on @HuffPostImpact
April 14th ~ Don’t forget to sign up for our April “Mind Your Body, Mind Your Stress” Workshop in Washington, DC. Traditional aid is no longer helpful, as once believed, for two big reasons. Aside from the necessity of emergency … Continue reading
Breaking Pita-Bread Over Business & Investment
We are pleased to reshare a piece written by Afshin Molavi, Director at Oxford Analytica on the Islamic Banking, a continuously growing sector in the Gulf countries and beyond. His piece for The Majalla also cites one of PITAPOLICY’s articles … Continue reading
Syria: Chemical Weapons is Old News, #whatNext?
On Wednesday, March 20th at 9pm EST, PITAPOLICY Founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum appeared on Huffington Post Live to participate in the segment: “March to War in Syria”. This was her second appearance on the show. The challenge was to reframe the … Continue reading
E-Diplomacy & #Twiplomacy: Where Are the MENA Countries on this?
Last night, PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog was invited to attend an event that shares best practices on public diplomacy over social media, or E-Diplomacy. So, PITA’s founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, gladly attended–and tweeted 🙂 For those focusing specifically on Twitter, the … Continue reading
Arab Media Analyst POV – #PITAPAL Reflects on Women’s Online Voice
Dear Pita-Consumers, Thanks to all who attended our third workshop covering strategy development from our joint initiative with Jordin’s Paradise “Mind Your Body, Exercise Your Mind” series. Our next one is scheduled for April 14th ,Sunday at 2pm in Washington, … Continue reading
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Honoring #InternationalWomensDay: March 10th Workshop~Strategy Development & Yoga to De-Stress
March 10th: “Mind Your Body, Mind Your Stress” Workshop Tomorrow, March 8th, is International Women’s Day! Regardless of gender, we all have stress and professional development goals, so our workshop does not discriminate! Maybe you need to gain info on … Continue reading
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Why Haven’t 1,000 Shoes Been Launched at Syria’s Foreign Minister Yet?
“I do not understand how the United States can give support to groups that kill the Syrian people. One who seeks a political solution does not punish the Syrian people.” ~Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem Wow. If Syria’s Foreign Minister … Continue reading
Iraqi Women’s Rights: Perspective from an Arab Civil Society Group
We are pleased to have received this article from our latest Pitapal: Raya Abu Gulal. After tweeting back and forth regarding Iraq’s underground prostitution market, we wanted to revisit the larger issue of Iraqi women in the civic and political … Continue reading
