Author Archives: Mehrunisa
NAAP-DC Press Release 11/2/11: Network of Arab-American Professionals to Celebrate 10th Anniversary in DC
NETWORK OF ARAB AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS Contact: Mehrunisa Qayyum, NAAP-DC Media & PR Chair: naapdc_media@naaponline.org (P) 224-406-4218 Washington, DC~On Friday, November 11, 2011, The Network of Arab American Professionals, Washington, DC Chapter will celebrate NAAP’s 10th anniversary by hosting a gala … Continue reading
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National Council on U.S. Arab Relations: Recapping the Arab & US Responses
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Washington, DC-On October 27th and 28th, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) held its 20th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, “Dynamics of Recent Events in the Arab World: Framing the Arab and U.S. Responses” at the Ronald … Continue reading
Part 2: Is There Anyone Talking About Technology in the Middle East?
On October 9th, Contributor Technology Consultant, Ramy Ghaly, provided an overview of the technology system in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). In his second part, he will elaborate on the prevalent uses with key statistics. PITAPOLICY invites … Continue reading
Tunisia’s Election Results
Source: Al Jazeera English Historic win for Al-Nahda, moderate Islamist party in Tunisia that was previously banned…
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Tunisia’s Test: POMED Releases “A Guide to the Tunisian Elections”
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum This coming Friday, October 23rd, Tunisia will elect candidates for the 218-seat assembly: the National Constituent Assembly, which will write the new constitution and oversee the processes for both the presidential and parliamentarian elections. (Earlier on September … Continue reading
FBI Arrested Syrian American Mohamed Anas Haithem Souied for Espionage
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum On Tuesday, October 11th, the FBI arrested Syrian-American Mohamad Anas Haithem Souied, 47, in Leesburg, Virginia for conducting espionage in collaboration with the Syrian Intelligence. ~April-June 2011: Souied participated in a conspiracy to gather intelligence for a … Continue reading
NAAP-DC & Jerusalem Fund Gallery Co-Host Arab-American Art Exhibition in Washington, DC
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum Contributions by Samer Korkor and Fatima Ahmed On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, The Network of Arab American Professionals, Washington, DC Chapter co-hosted nine local Arab American artists exhibit with The Jerusalem Fund Gallery. Dagmar Painter, the Jerusalem … Continue reading
Technology Series Part 1: Is There Anyone Talking about Technology in the Middle East?
Investigating the evolution of ‘technology ecosystem’ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) By: Ramy Ghaly Edited by: Mehrunisa Qayyum The ongoing debate on the extent to which social media catalyzed the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, … Continue reading
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I Vote to Give Myself a Raise, After I Vote to Drive, But Before I Vote to Open a Business Without Male Guardian’s Permission…
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum, Founder PITAPOLICY Consulting Does economic reform follow political reform or vice versa? Is it better to be an entrepreneur who demands the franchise, or to be the voter who articulates the need to expand more favorable business … Continue reading
September 29th NAAP-DC & PITAPOLICY Roundtable: MENA On Media; Media on MENA
By: Ramah Kudaimi Summary of Roundtable hosted by the Network of Arab-American Professionals-DC Chapter & PITAPOLICY Consulting For Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the liberating power of social media is something which he experienced personally. The co-host of Al Jazeera’s “The Stream”- a … Continue reading
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