The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the Middle East through the region’s media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Persian, Urdu-Pashtu, and Turkish media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.
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. MEMRI’s headquarters is located in Washington, DC with branch offices in London, Rome, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Shanghai and Tokyo. MEMRI research is translated to English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew.
Urdu Pashtu Media Blog
In response to the dire need for translations from Urdu in the War on Terror – of which MEMRI was told by high-ranking government officials – MEMRI launched its Urdu Media Project in August 2007. In January 2008, MEMRI expanded the Urdu Media Project to include the MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Blog. The Urdu/Pashto project focuses on translations from open-source Urdu- and Pashtu- language newspapers and websites. Its primary sources are material from Pakistan and the surrounding countries, as well as Urdu-language media outlets and websites in the U.K.
Turkish Media Blog
In view of the historical developments that have been taking place recently in Turkey – developments that will determine the future of the Turkish republic, its relations with its neighbors in the region, and its position vis-à-vis, or its alignment with, the E.U. and the U.S. – MEMRI has launched its Turkish Media Blog. This blog contains translations of speeches, interviews, sermons, and segments from TV and film programs in Turkish, found on YouTube and other online video sites.
MEMRI Reform Blog
This is the official blog from MEMRI's Reform Project. MEMRI’s Reform project monitors advocates of reform in the Arab and Muslim world, and the obstacles that they face in advancing their cause. The goal of this project is to provide reformists with a platform from which they can reach out to their societies and to religious, political, and educational leaders while also providing Western policy makers with a solid basis for long-term strategic plans aimed at supporting this effort. This blog will focus on how social media outlets are being used in the Arab and Muslim world to promote Democratization, Human and Social Rights.
The Middle East Culture Blog
Visit the MEMRI Arab Culture blog daily for news updates you will find nowhere else. This blog focuses on the vibrant cinema scene in the Arab and Muslim world, and on works, both fiction and non-fiction, by the most influential authors and publishing houses in the Middle East. It explores the Middle East through its popular music – especially music that is politically oriented and musicians who are also social activists – and also examines other Arab cultural and popular trends.
Economic Studies Project
The MEMRI Economic Blog was launched in July 2007 to fill to gaps in the Western media’s coverage of economic news and developments in the Middle East. An example of the need for this blog is illustrated by the fact that while the Islamic banking sector rapidly grows, elevating terminology like sukuk (Islamic bonds) and murabaha (profit-sharing in lieu of interest, which is prohibited by Islam) to world recognition, much of this phenomenon is overshadowed by the more dramatic political events in the region.
The MEMRI Cartoon Initiative
This initiative monitors and translates cartoons from websites and newspapers from the Middle East, Iran, South Asia, and Turkey, with categories including Reform and Democratization, Anti-Americanism, Conspiracy Theories, and Antisemitism. The initiative also includes major reports on specific current events that have been the subject of numerous cartoons.
Support MEMRI
Headquartered in Washington, DC, MEMRI staffers are located around the world, translating every day from hundreds of Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Hindi, Urdu/Pashtu, and Turkish newspapers, magazines, television shows, and websites. The production and distribution of our materials, as well as the maintenance of our websites, is an increasingly costly undertaking. Please consider donating to MEMRI today.
Donating online is easy and secure, and also keeps our administrative costs down. To contribute online, visit here. MEMRI is a 501(c)(3) status organization, and your donation to MEMRI is tax-deductible.
Department of Communications
Members of the media, government, military and academia can request MEMRI TV clips and other research as well as receive answers to other questions that they might have by visiting and submitting a form from this page.
Supporting U.S. Government and Military
MEMRI's work directly supports fighting the U.S. War on Terror. Highly trained staff thoroughly translates and analyze open-source materials that include television programming, radio, newspapers, textbooks, and websites. Every single day, MEMRI receives requests from members of the U.S. government, military, and legislature. Since September 11, 2001, the demand for this material has significantly increased – providing thousands of pages of translated documents of Arab, Iranian, Urdu, Pashtu, Hindi, Dari, and Turkish print media, terrorist websites, school books, and tens of thousands of hours of translated footage from Arab and Iranian television.
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