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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.

Focus on Electoral Politics & Elections – Part IV

The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics.  The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed discussion of electoral process in others.  Last year … Continue reading

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Films & Polls on Arab World

The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics.  The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed discussion of electoral process in others.  Last year … Continue reading

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How Will the US Presidential Elections Impact Relations With Egypt and/or Tunisia?

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Focus on Electoral Process & Elections Part 3

The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics.  The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed discussion of electoral process in others.  Last year … Continue reading

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#MENASOCENT: Join DC’s First MENA Tweetup

Greetings Pita-consumers! For those of you in the Washington, DC area, we would like to announce the first MENA Tweetup in the DC area on Thursday, June 28th. The Arab American Institute (AAI) has graciously offered to co-host this event … Continue reading

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Electoral Process: 4 Observations from a Local Election

The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics.  The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed discussion of electoral process in others.  Last year … Continue reading

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Focus on Electoral Process & Elections

PITAPOLICY is pleased to announce two items: #1: The month of June will focus on Electoral Process, Elections, and Election Politics.  The Arab Awakening has prompted a series of new elections in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya–as well as the renewed … Continue reading

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Huffington Post: Women in Middle East/North Africa Are Underrepresented in Science and Technology Professions

PITAPOLICY is very excited to contribute to other outlets and learn from others.  On that note, this week’s piece is Mehrunisa Qayyum’s first Huffington Post Blog piece.  Mehrunisa’s Huffington Post Blogger profile is listed here.  Please note that this week’s … Continue reading

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Media on #MENA: Influence & Freedom

PITAPOLICY is pleased to announce that it will be a regular contributor to the Kabobfest blog.  On that note, please see the discussion of Media and Influence below in the ‘pita-consuming’ region since legal, political, and economic factors influence who … Continue reading

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Media on MENA: Influence & Freedom in the Pita-consuming Region

PITAPOLICY is pleased to announce that it will be a regular contributor to the Kabobfest blog.  On that note, please see the discussion of Media and Influence below in the ‘pita-consuming’ region since legal, political, and economic factors influence who … Continue reading

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