The Middle East Research Institute (MERI) MERI is an independent, non-profit making and non-governmental organisation, focused on policy issues relating to the people, the land and the system of governance in the Middle East in general, and Iraq and Kurdistan Region in particular. MERI’s mission is to contribute to the process of nation- and state-building in the Middle East via research, analysis and policy debates. MERI’s ultimate objective is to promote and develop human rights, democracy, good governance, the rule of law and social and economic prosperity.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.meri-k.org/

Address:
1186 Dream City, Bakhtiari, Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Country:
Iraq

Sub-region:
Western Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Operating languages
Arabic , English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2014
Age (years)
Middle East Research Institute
 10
Iraq average
 9
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Prof D. Ala'Aldeen, Mr F. Smail, Mr A. Abdulrahman
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Sherifa Zuhur
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2019
Middle East Research Institute
 14
Iraq average
 14
Global average
 124

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Middle East Research Institute
 6
Iraq average
 33
Global average
 65
2018
Middle East Research Institute
 20
Financials
2018
Middle East Research Institute
 $500,000
Iraq average
 $500,000
Global average
 $61,728,163

Social

Likes (2023)
Middle East Research Institute
 9,200
Iraq average
 8,606
Global average
 27,094
Likes (2022)
Middle East Research Institute
 9,292
Likes (2021)
Middle East Research Institute
 8,855
Twitter
Followers (2023)
Middle East Research Institute
 9,272
Iraq average
 9,272
Global average
 28,979
Followers (2022)
Middle East Research Institute
 8,901
Followers (2021)
Middle East Research Institute
 8,692
Subscribers (2023)
Middle East Research Institute
 642
Iraq average
 394
Global average
 6,305
Subscribers (2022)
Middle East Research Institute
 483
Subscribers (2021)
Middle East Research Institute
 414
Followers (2019)
Middle East Research Institute
 83
Iraq average
 63
Global average
 6,386

Data notes

Last updated: 08/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
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