Author Archives: Mehrunisa

About Mehrunisa

Mehrunisa Qayyum is the founder of PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog. PITAPOLICY Blog is listed on Muftah.Org. As @PITAPOLICY she tweets about politics, interests, technology and analysis in the "pita-consuming" region and contributes to the Huffington Post Blog, A Better People, and Triple Pundit. Regarding international affairs and trade issues, she worked at the United States’ Government Accountability Office for four years. Prior to that, she earned her MPP and Certificate in Contemporary Arab Studies from Georgetown University and a BA in both Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Public Policy from the University of Chicago. Her recent writing experiences include analytical pieces on civil society, transparency & governance, human rights, political economy of Syria, and social media forums' impact. She enjoys watching the Colbert Report in her free time.
December 12, 2012

Notes from the ‘Capital of Innovation’

Last week, PITAPOLICY shared with you tips on managing your business during the year-end holiday season by PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum.  This week we wanted to share with you addition tips on innovation and entrepreneurship via this article found on … Continue reading →

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December 6, 2012

PITAPOLICY Attends @FollowDD – “Dictators & Dissidents” #FDDWF2012

Greetings Pita-consumers: Washington, DC – PITAPOLICY is glad to attend the Foundation for Defending Democracy (FDD) at the Newseum Building.  The theme was “Dictators & Dissidents”: Should the “West” Choose Sides?  (PITAPOLICY is still perplexed by the term ‘West’ and … Continue reading →

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December 5, 2012

Small Business Tips to Fight Holiday Stress

November 24th, 2012 marked Small Business Saturday in the United States.  Shoppers were encouraged to shop at small businesses for this day.  PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum identified a four tips that small business owners like herself can follow to deal … Continue reading →

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December 5, 2012

PITAPOLICY Attends 5th AMPalestine Conference in Chicago

Note: PITAPOLICY would LOVE to thank the La Kazbah establishment that has continuously supported our efforts by letting us blog endlessly from their restaurant. They serve the BEST Moroccan food in Washington, DC and are located at 2147 P Street, … Continue reading →

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November 28, 2012

Working in fragile states like Yemen is for more than salmon fishing

This week on PITAPOLICY, we feature a post from the World Bank blog.  Wael Zakout, Yemen Country Manager, reflects on his experience of disaster risks when working in fragile states.  Zakout also shares his views on the impact the World … Continue reading →

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November 21, 2012

Morsi Spends Political Capital to Stop Strikes or Blockade

Chicago ~ Tomorrow kicks off the Annual Conference on Palestine in the US hosted by American Muslims for Palestine at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott.  Given the the conference, and the Israeli strikes on Gaza, please consider today’s posting as … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2012

ADC to Host Annual Turaath (Cultural Show) on December 1st @ Lincoln Theater in DC

Washington, DC~ On December 1st, PITAPOLICY is proud to be attending the Annual Turaath (Cultural Show) hosted by the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee & the ADC Women’s Initiative.  The evening’s events will being at 7:30 at the historic Lincoln Theater.  … Continue reading →

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November 11, 2012

#PITAPAL Reflections by Dr. Bessma Momani

Dear Pita-consumers, It’s always funtabulous to meet another woman who focuses on political economy issues.  I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Bessma Momani, who is on faculty at the University of Waterloo, at the annual National US Policymakers Conference.  … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2012

Even If Both Candidates Agree on Iran, the Military Option Still Affects 75 Million People

The U.S. has re-elected President Barack Obama today!  During the Presidential Debates both Obama and Romney shared their proposed policies on Iran. PITAPOLICY Founder and CEO, Mehrunisa Qayyum, analyzes these policies and how “the military option on Iran will affect … Continue reading →

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November 5, 2012

US Elections: PITAPOLICY Promotes #MuslimVote #YallaChange

Greetings Pita-consumers! PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog, as well as its Founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum are proud to endorse President Obama for a variety of political economy reasons.  Also, business leaders have endorsed Obama:  Warren Buffet; James Sinegal, Costco Fndr; Eric Schmidt, … Continue reading →

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