Western media fails to provide a full picture of developments in Arabic speaking lands. That's where MEMRI comes in. Here's the way MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) describes their new blog:
At this crucial time, as the war on terror continues, with the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, and with reformists in the region needing help to make their voices heard, we are
introducing The MEMRI Blog.
The MEMRI Blog is a new service, provided by The Middle East Media Research Institute, which will operate in conjunction with MEMRI.org, MEMRITV.org, and MEMRIFilms.org.
While MEMRI regularly provides translations from editorials and sermons, as well as expert analysis, The MEMRI Blog will specifically highlight brief NEWS ITEMS from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish language media sources.
The MEMRI Blog will at first focus almost exclusively on material from our Islamist Websites Monitor project, which monitors the 60 most important Islamist and Jihadi websites.
Over the next few months, The MEMRI Blog will expand to report breaking news (news often unreported by major media outlets) as well as monitor and report what Arab and Persian bloggers are saying.
Summaries are posted on the front page, but be sure to read the FULL ENTRY.