We're pleased to announce that Middlebury College's Middle East Studies Center has signed up for subscriptions to the MEA.  Best, The MEA Team ...

Just shipped out the first of the July MEA Updates, featuring some interesting stories from around the region (thank you bloggers - keep it coming).   We also got the official MEA Twitter account up and running, which will be incorporated around the site and also contain links to our newsletters ...

We just shipped out part one of the June MEA Newsletter - check it out here. We'd also like to formally welcome Sean Stephens to the team here at MEA. Sean graduated from Boston University in 2006 with a B.A. in International Relations, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in foreign affairs and public ...

For the last month and a half, there have been no updates, and for this we apologize. We restructured the site, did a bit of backend work, cleaned up some remaning messes, and are pleased to announce that starting next month in June (hopefully before then), we will be back ...

  The Middle East Alliance Newsletter   February - pt II In this issue... Understand the Hijab Don't Get Them Wrong Please! Obama's Incoherent Syria Sideshow Much Ado About Nothing Learn to Say it: Konkoor How Much (Dis)credit Can We Give Culture Persecution Does Not Equal Compensation Greetings!   Greetings from the Middle East Alliance!   We've had ...

  The Middle East Alliance Newsletter   February - pt I In this issue... Mousavi's Interview with Kaleme - Full Text Rebooting the Municipal Councils A Rough Guide to Iraqi Politics Why the Ashura Protests Worked Omani Corruption Hizbullah is NOT the IRA Syria's Retaliation Against America Greetings!   Greetings from the Middle East Alliance!   We've had ...

The MEA Team continues to appreciate those Middle Eastern bloggers who continue to share their time with this project - thank you for your time. You will likely see a few changes around the sight - the first is that we're bringing back the comment spaces, after having a problem ...

  The Middle East Alliance Newsletter December - Special Event Greetings! Greetings from the Middle East Alliance! Today, we're doing something a little different. While we've had some great updates to the site recently, this update will feature a letter from an Iraqi Blogger looking to make a difference. In the same spirit ...

  The Middle East Alliance Newsletter November - pt II In This Issue... Student Criticizes Khamenei at Official Gathering Questions and Ramifications over Neda's Shooting War Leaves no Consolation Prize: Results of NIAC Poll Brainwashing: Basiji to be Established in over 6,000 Elementary Schools What Happened on the Night of June 12? What ...

    The Middle East Alliance Newsletter November pt I  In This Issue... 25 Things I Hate About Arabs - By An Arab Kalemeyeh Sabz Suspended but the Green Word Lives On New Jordanian Fatwa: Chatting Between The Sexes Is Haram Lebanese - Israeli Food Fights A Palestinian View: Abbas' Absence Would Have A Dramatic ...