sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn mˈeɪsə hɐz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈælbɚt ˌaʊɚɹˈɑːni bˈʊk ɐwˈɔːɹd tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz "ðə vˈɛɹi bˈɛst ɪn mˈɪdəl ˈiːst stˈʌdiz skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp".
Since 1991 MESA has awarded the Albert Hourani Book Award to recognize "the very best in Middle East studies scholarship".