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.

Comparing Iraq & Syria: Economic Sanctions’ Revolutionary Success Depends on Civil Disobedience

Washington, DC ~ On Monday, President Obama received Prime Minister Nour Al Maliki In Washington, DC to announce the end of the war in Iraq, which was previously announced by former President Bush back in 2003. A war ends twice, … Continue reading

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Drone Capture, Dismissing Diplomats, UN Report on Nuclear Activity…

There is an economic side to Iran as well… According to the New York Times, Iran’s subsidies regime, introduced to ensure a fair distribution of limited goods during the Iran-Iraq war, has placed enormous strains on the country’s finances, with … Continue reading

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International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Washington, DC – On Thursday, December 1st, The General Delegation of the PLO to the United States held “International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People” hosted by Ambassador Maen Rasheed Areikat and his wife. Although the … Continue reading

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Poll of the week: 12/5/11

Which news development in the pita-consuming region will produce the most impact this month as we welcome 2012?

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PITAPOLICY Observations: US Senate Holds “Women and the Arab Spring” Hearing

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Note: On Wednesday, November 2nd, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations subcommittee on “International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, Women’s Global Issues held a hearing to discuss the role of women in the Arab Spring … Continue reading

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openDemocracy: I’m Not Commitment Phobic; I Got Engaged!

Note: Originally posted on openDemocracy.net, which is an E-zine and discussion forum offering news and opinion articles from established academics and journalists covering current issues in world …   Not Commitment Phobic: I Got Engaged One campaigner told me at a … Continue reading

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Ambassador Hassouna in Washington, DC

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Note: Original piece published by Aslan Media Group. Supra-national bodies tend to get bogged down in political discussions and controversies. That has certainly been the case with the League of Arab States, which represents the diverse political, … Continue reading

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Carnegie Asks: “Will Economic Difficulties Derail the Economic Spring?”-Part 1

By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Washington, DC- On Monday, November 7th, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Twitter handle: CarnegieEndow) asked the question: Will economic difficulties derail the Arab Spring? Uri Dahash moderated an economic discussion that snowballed into a political analysis … Continue reading

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Meet Syria’s Opposition

By: Randa Slim (Randa Slim is an adjunct research fellow at the National Security Studies Program at the New America Foundation and a scholar at the Middle East Institute. You can follow her commentary on Middle East affairs @rmslim.) Source: … Continue reading

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