Mission
THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) EXPLORES THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS MEDIA, PROVIDING TIMELY TRANSLATIONS FROM ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, PASHTU, AND TURKISH MEDIA AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER TRENDS IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD AS WELL AS IN RUSSIA AND CHINA, MAKING THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT ASSISTS THE U.S. MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ITS RESEARCH, INCLUDING WITH ITS MONITORING OF ONLINE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING THEM WITH REAL-TIME INFORMATION. THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) PUBLISHES TIMELY TRANSLATIONS FROM ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, PASHTU, RUSSIAN, AND CHINESE CONTENT FROM MEDIA AND OTHER OPEN SOURCES - PRINT, BROADCAST, AND ONLINE, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, SERMONS, AND SCHOOLBOOKS - AS WELL AS ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND RELIGIOUS TRENDS IN THESE REGIONS. FOUNDED IN DECEMBER 1997 TO INFORM THE DEBATE IN U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAS