Middle East Media Research Institute

Exploring the Middle East and South Asia through their media, MEMRI bridges the language gap between the West and the Middle East/South Asia, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media and original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the region. Founded in February 1998 to inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East, MEMRI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization that relies on donations to continue its vital work. Its main office is in Washington, DC, with branch offices in various world capitals. Visit MEMRI.org to subscribe to free emails of MEMRI research. MEMRI research is provided as a public service to an international viewing audience to educate and inform. Content including statements by terrorists and extremists is provided as an alert to threats, and in no way constitutes MEMRI endorsement.