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The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural centre in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. [2] It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas." [3]
Alex Vatanka (Persian: آلکس وطنخواه) is a senior fellow and the founding director of the Iran program at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. He specializes in Iranian domestic and regional policies. Born in Tehran and also raised in Denmark, he joined the Middle East Institute in 2007. He was formerly an analyst with Jane ...
Phebe Ann Marr (September 21, 1931 – December 26, 2024) was an American historian of modern Iraq with the Middle East Institute. [1] [2] [3]She was a research professor at the National Defense University and a retired professor of history at University of Tennessee and Stanislaus State University in California.
The Middle East Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Middle East Institute (Washington, D.C.).It was established in 1947 [1] and covers research on the modern Middle East, including political, economic, and social developments and historical events in North Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia.
MERI publishes its findings and conduct its policy debates in three languages, including English, Arabic and Kurdish. The institute has conducted numerous research projects and published quality reports on ISIL, internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and minority rights, [4] post-war reconciliation, governance system reforms, promoting human rights (protecting minority's rights ...
The study of mental health in the Middle East is an area of research that continues to grow in its scope and content. [1] As of May 10, 2019, WHO study shows over 70 countries and territories across six regions, including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE, and Yemen, have prioritized coverage of mental health conditions.
KFSHRC was established in 1970 by King Faisal on land he donated for the hospital. The hospital was officially inaugurated in 1975 by King Khalid. KFSHRC began operations, initially with a capacity of 17 beds. [3] [4] The hospital established its Organ Transplant Program in 1981 when the first kidney transplant was performed at the institute.
The French Institute for the Near East (l’Institut Francais du Proche-Orient), Erbil Citadel, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. The French Institute of the Near East (French: Institut français du Proche-Orient, IFPO) is a research organization in the Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs) portfolio.