mˈeɪsə hɐz ɐ vˈɛɹi ˈæktɪv kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˌækədˈɛmɪk fɹˈiːdəm sˌiːˌeɪˈɛf ðæt hɐz tˈuː wˈɪŋz: kæfmˈiːnə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst ænd nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ænd kˈæfnə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
MESA has a very active Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) that has two wings: CAFMENA (Middle East and North Africa, established in 1990) and CAFNA (North America, established in 2005).