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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.

With #DeepProblems, how does #EverybodyProfits // مع مشاكل عميقة : كيف “الربح للجميع ” ؟

? عن الشخص المناسب ، وهناك دائما تمويل المستثمرين. s. سؤال حول الأمن مقابل ” الخير الاجتماعي” : اليوم هو اليوم الثاني من القمة الاجتماعية جيد … و خاض قيوم ، مؤسس PITAPOLICY ، ضد ساعتين من حركة المرور لعبور … Continue reading

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The World Is Resetting Its To-Do List #2030Now // العالم هو إعادة لها قائمة المهام

Agenda-Setting in Session “The world is resetting its “To-Do” list”, said the Spokesperson from the United Nations Foundation, who is one of the sponsors for the Social Good Summit.  So PITAPOLICY participated in a quick tutorial on which issues civil … Continue reading

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Why is PITAPOLICY #Happy about the #SocialGood Summit? #2030Now // لماذا يكون ” سعيد” عن القمة الاجتماعية جيد ؟

Happy in English & Arabic …. On September 21st and 22nd, PITAPOLICY will be live-tweeting the Social Good Summit in Arabic.  PITAPOLICY founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, is super HAPPY to have been selected by the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy as … Continue reading

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Are 15 Presidential Candidates Too Many for #Elections? #Tunisie

Whether pitaconsumers think 15 presidential candidates for Tunisia’s 8 million eligible voters is too much or a good amount, we are happy to hear some discussion about Tunisia’s upcoming elections.    On October 26th, Tunisians will elect a new parliament.  Soon … Continue reading

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#PresErdogan: Wins 9 Elections; Allows Media Blackout When ISIS Takes 49 Turkish Hostages

Washington, DC ~ Turkey’s most talked about Prime Minister, Recep T. Erdogan, is now their new president– a switch to election by citizens from selection by parliament.  But does Erdogan still get the right to say he represents the masses?  … Continue reading

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Would the REAL Crisis in the Middle East Please Stand Up?

We had as much difficulty coming up with responses to reflect what pitaconsumer fans may say as we did trying to list the number of crises that have surfaced in the Middle East & North Africa region since the Balfour … Continue reading

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Why Is #Morocco the Outlier in Gallup #Poll?

Why is Morocco the outlier in Gallup’s poll?  Morocco is more confident about its economic future than ANY other MENA neighbor!  Gallup released a poll last week looking at economic confidence across the Middle East and North Africa in 2013 … Continue reading

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Live-Blogging from DC: To what point does international community accept that there’s a state within a state? #IRAQ – What is Happening?”

August 14th in Washington, DC ~ The New America Foundation asks “Iraq: What Is Happening?” from its office in Washington, DC.  Earlier this week, Iraqi president, Fouad Masum, announced the new Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, who is SUPPOSED to take … Continue reading

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We Didn’t Have the Support That We Expected From the West #Tunisie

“I’ll be frank: we didn’t have the support that we expected from the West.”- Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki Tunisia feels as if it is going at it alone.  “Help us, and we will help you,” stated Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki … Continue reading

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Smart Cities in North Africa #ISSC2014

Are smart cities the next phase of urban development, and thereby, the collective hopes for improving living standards across the pita-consuming region?  On June 9th and 10th, PITAPOLICY attended the first annual summit on smart cities review of North Africa, … Continue reading

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