''The Middle East Journal'' is a quarterly

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published by the

Middle East Institute The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946. It seeks to "increase knowledge of the Middle East among the United States citizens and promote a better understan ...

(

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). It was established in 1947 and covers research on the modern

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

, including political, economic, and social developments and historical events in

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, the

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, and

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. Jacob Passel is the current

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History

The Middle East Institute was founded in 1946 to promote the study of the region in a modern, policy-relevant context. From its outset, one of its priorities was " e editing and publishing of an authoritative journal on Middle Eastern affairs." Accordingly, the first issue of the journal appeared in January 1947.

Past Editors

* Harvey P. Hall, 1947–1956. * William Sands, 1956–1980. * Richard B. Parker, 1981–1987. * Jean Newsom, 1987–1990. * Christopher Van Hollen Sr., 1990–1992. * Eric Hooglund, 1992–1994. *

Mary-Jane Deeb Mary-Jane Deeb is an American Middle East expert, librarian and novelist. Deeb worked at the Library of Congress, where she succeeded George Atiyeh as Chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division. Life Deeb's mother was Slovenian and her fat ...

, 1995–1998. * Michael Collins Dunn, 1998–2018.

Current Contributors

Jacob Passel is the current

. The current Book Review Editor is John Calabrese. The Board of Advisory Editors include: *

Madawi Al-Rasheed Madawi al-Rasheed, (; born ) is a British citizen of Saudi origin and a professor of social anthropology. Al-Rasheed has held a position at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies in King's College London and as a Visiting Professor a ...

* Omar Ashour * Henri Barkey * Sheila Carapico * Michael Collins Dunn *

Anoush Ehteshami Anoushiravan "Anoush" Ehteshami () is the Professor and was Joint Director of the ESRC Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World at Durham University. Ehteshami is the Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Chair in International Relations and Directo ...

* Jean-Pierre Filiu * F. Gregory Gause, III * Michael M. Gunter * Steven Heydemann * J. N. C. Hill * Frederic C. Hof * Marc Lynch * J. E. Peterson * Michael W. S. Ryan * Sabri Sayarı * Samer S. Shehata * Gareth Stansfield * Robert Springborg * Gönül Tol * Edward (Ned) Walker * Marvin G. Weinbaum *Paul Salem *Ross Harrison

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, and the

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'', the journal has a 2015

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of 0.605.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Middle East Journal, The Middle Eastern studies in the United States Middle Eastern studies journals Quarterly journals Academic journals established in 1947 1947 establishments in Washington, D.C. English-language journals