Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy

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The Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy (IMED), according to its own website, 'works to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East', to 'provide a platform for the rational discussion of the Arab-Israeli conflict', 'to advocate freedom, justice and equality' and to 'bring to light the horrors of despotism, hatred and ideology in the region and to combat religious or political supremacism and hate speech'.

Activities

In November 2011 co-director Sam Westrop produced a report entitled 'An Evening with the PSC: Examining Racism, Extremism and Homophobia within the Palestine Solidarity Campaign'.

History

IMED was formed, according to its own website, in response to 'the visceral rhetoric that dominates the discussion of the Middle East in this country.'

People

• Jonathan Sacerdoti - director
• Sam Westrop - director
• Dan Coen - Associate Director and head of Stop the Bomb project
• Hasan Afzal - Associate Director
• Tom Wilson - Research Director and head of Transatlantic Affairs Project
• Saba Farzan - Senior Fellow on Women’s Rights
• Jacob Campbell - Research Fellow

Funding

The institute does not reveal its key funders but states that it receives no money from any government and relies on individual donations.

Publications

• An Evening with the PSC: Examining Racism, Extremism and Homophobia within the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy, November 2011.

Contact

Website: http://instmed.org