Tag Archives: Morocco
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
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
PITAPOLICY to Attend Smarter Cities Summit In Morocco June 9-10
PITAPOLICY is delighted to attend the first annual International Smart Cities Summit in North Africa, which will be held in Morocco. From June 9th – 10th, we will be live-blogging the summit and welcoming comments over Twitter. The ISCSNA will feature … Continue reading
World Bank & IMF 2014 Spring Meeting: MENA Region Focus
For the third year, PITAPOLICY attempted to cover The Annual World Bank & IMF meetings finished on Sunday, which started off with the MENA economic outlook. Throughout the week, government and civil society organizations representatives revisited the Arab Youth inclusion … Continue reading
Quantity or Quality: The Push for Women’s Representation in Arab Politics
The push for women’s representation in Arab politics draws much attention by both human rights groups and democracy building groups. For example, the National Democratic Institute hosted Members of Parliament from Jordan, Morocco, Libya, and Tunisia to discuss “Women in … Continue reading
Western Sahara: Resolution Between Three, Not Two Parties
PITAPOLICY is excited that its founder, Mehrunisa Qayyum, contributed her first piece to the Atlantic Council’s MENASource Blog. The Atlantic Council is a Washington, DC based think tank that houses the Rafik Hariri Center focusing on the Middle East & … Continue reading
PITAPOLICY Proud to Co-Sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit
Washington, DC~PITAPOLICY Consulting & Blog is PROUD to co-sponsor Al Mubadarah’s #MENASocialGood Summit. Al Mubadarah stands for the Arab Empowerment Initiative. AND, as you may know, PITAPOLICY has supported Al Mubadarah as its Creative Partner since June 2012. So we … Continue reading
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She Entrepreneurs Programme Wants Females from MENA
Greetings Pita-consumers! Do you know of a rising female entrepreneur? The She Entrepreneurs 2014 is now open for applications! Founded in 2011 to harness the talent of the MENA region’s precious resource, its youth, “She Entrepreneurs” is operated by the … Continue reading
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Good Migration Policies Account for Tolerance and Remittances
Greetings Pitaconsumers! PITAPOLICY is pleased to share a guest post by Nabil Ouchagour, who collaborated with Mehrunisa Qayyum on a piece earlier this month on listening to the Arab and American streets. Ouchagour is a Public Relations specialist and is … Continue reading
The Arab Spring: An Organic Political Movement in the Middle East – [Part II]
On October 11th, PITAPOLICY featured Part I of Whitney Vejvoda’s analysis on the political and economic factors that influenced the Arab Spring. In Part II of this essay, Ms. Vejvoda closely examines MENA Oil Economies & Changes in Labor Structures … Continue reading
