MEMI produces analysis, commentary, and research on issues affecting minority communities across the Middle East. Through the MEMI Perspectives platform, the Institute publishes articles and collaborative pieces authored by researchers, practitioners, and members of minority communities. Our publications seek to inform policymakers, journalists, academics, and civil society leaders while elevating perspectives that are often absent from regional policy discussions.

Commentaries

Syria’s Minorities Face More Than a Failure of Protection

The fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 offered a chance to build a state where citizenship, rather than sect ..

Challenges and Opportunities of the Return of the Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac Diaspora to Iraq

Many diaspora communities around the world are seeing a portion of their members consider what was, until recently, a utopian ..

Deep Dive Features

Before the Gunfire: Mapping the Hidden Infrastructure of Repression in Kurdistan/Iran

For decades, Kurdish cities in Iran have been centers of resistance against the Islamic Republic, from the mass demonstrations that ..

When America Leaves: Minority Survival in Iraq and Syria

The departure of U.S. troops from Iraq in September 2026, following the drawdown in Syria earlier in the year, may ..

Personal Accounts

Returning to the Homeland

My journey of serving my community began when I moved back to my ancestral land in 2008 and tried to ..

The Balochi Struggle to Endure

I was born in a village in Balochistan that, in my opinion, was perhaps one of the best places to ..

MEMI welcomes article pitches that advance understanding of minority communities, security, governance, human rights, and related issues across the Middle East and North Africa region. We particularly encourage submissions from members of MENA minority communities. Authors interested in contributing should send a pitch to editor@meminstitute.org.