MEMRI
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)[1][2] is a non-profit press monitoring and analysis organization that translates media from the Middle East, South Asia, and Russia into English. Founded in 1997, it focuses on political, ideological, social, and cultural trends, aiming to bridge language gaps for journalists, policymakers, and academics.
Key Aspects of MEMRI.
Core Function: Monitors and translates media (print, TV, and web) from Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese languages.
MEMRI TV: A major project tracking over 100 channels in the Arab and Muslim world, with thousands of clips translated.
Focus Areas: Covers issues such as radical Islamism, jihadism, anti-Semitism, and reformist voices in the Arab world.
Flagship Projects: Include the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) and the Reform Project.
Notes
- Bio of founder at [1] house.gov
- Cited in US Government officiaks, documents, etc.
- Cited in Books
References
- ↑ "Iranian Cartoon Shows Nazi Swastika Growing Into Jewish Star of David". Fox News, Feb 7, 2007. "MEMRI's TV monitoring center oversees every major Arab channel, translating, subtitling and distributing the segments from Arab TV in real time to Western news channels across the world, according to their Web site."
- ↑ ""Terror Twitter". Washington Free Beacon, Oct 2, 2012. "FBI fails to order removal of terrorist, Jihadist Twitter accounts, lawmakers claim... (MEMRI), which tracks, translates, and codifies terrorist groups' online presence. "Not one account has been shut down, unlike on YouTube and Facebook," ..
