Middle East Media and Research Institute

The Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI) is a vital, worldwide 24/7/365 operation providing an essential service for media, legislative bodies, government agencies, policy makers, law enforcement, academia, and the public at large. MEMRI "bridges the language gap" between the Middle East/Russia/China and the West by monitoring, translating, and analyzing the media of these regions, offering direct access to primary source material in Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, and Pashtu as well as Russian and Chinese. It translates content from the entire spectrum of political, ideological, cultural, and other vital spheres, informing governments, legislatures, and law enforcement and assisting them in carrying out their missions, and also informing media, academia, and the public at large. it monitors and reports on extremist online activity, providing information to the public and assisting relevant authorities. MEMRI research averaging 20 reports every week is disseminated daily by email to tens of thousands of subscribers. It is also available at MEMRI.org, and on social media. MEMRI publishes its research in English and other major languages. The main MEMRI website, MEMRI.org, and MEMRI project websites receive millions of hits annually. MEMRI provides briefings and research to federal, state, and local agencies that focus on foreign policy, counterterrorism, and more. MEMRI research is used in congressional hearings on issues concerning the Middle East, counterterrorism, and other vital issues.Since its founding in 1997, MEMRI has been an integral research tool for the U.S. military. On a daily basis, MEMRI assists and lends support to all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force including hundreds of different units. MEMRI research has been used for military classroom lessons and cultural awareness training, on internal websites, in mission support for soldiers, as training aids, in pre-deployment preparation, in basic research, and much more. Additionally, media outlets across the U.S. - all major TV networks, major newspapers and magazines, online news outlets, and more - regularly rely on MEMRI research, and use it for special media projects and programs. MEMRI research is also used by academia, including over 100 universities and higher education institutions in the U.S.