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The Middle East Forum (MEF) is an American conservative〔(Scrutiny Increases for a Group Advocating for Muslims in U.S. )〕 think tank founded in 1990 by Daniel Pipes, who serves as its president.〔("Middle East Forum" ) listed in "Search Results" and "Resource Library" on the website of the Foreign Policy Association; cf. organization website for (Meforum.org ), Middle East Forum, one of (DanielPipes.org" ), "Daniel Pipes's websites" (incl. its "Mission" statement), all accessed February 24, 2007.〕 MEF became an independent non-profit organization in 1994. It publishes a journal, the ''Middle East Quarterly''. The Forum's actions include combatting lawful Islamism, protecting the freedom of public speech of anti-Islamist authors, activists, and publishers, and working to improve Middle East studies in North America. Based on a belief that the United States has vital interests in the region of the Middle East, according to the organization, they advocate strong ties with Israel and other democracies as they emerge; work for human rights throughout the region; seek a stable supply and a low price of oil; and promote the peaceful settlement of regional and international disputes.〔Daniel Pipes, ("The MEF Mission" ), ''danielpipes.org'' (personal organization website of Daniel Pipes), n.d., accessed February 17, 2007.〕 The Middle East Forum, a 501(c)3, has established the Legal Project to protect researchers and analysts who work on the topics of Islam and related topics from lawsuits designed to silence their exercise of free speech and to discuss key issues of public concern.〔(Meforum.org )〕 The Legal Project aided Geert Wilders' legal defense when he faced a criminal indictment for his views in 2009.〔(CanadaFreePress.com )〕 ==Mission statement== The mission of the Middle East Forum is defined in "About the Middle East Forum" on the organization's website as follows:〔("About the Middle East Forum" ), n.d., accessed February 17, 2007.〕〔 The Middle East Forum promotes American interests in the Middle East and protects Western values from Middle Eastern threats. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middle East Forum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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