It is recognized worldwide as a leader in its field, publishing a wide variety of views from and about the Middle East by Muslim, Jewish and Christian writers, many of whom live or have lived in the region.
ɪɾ ɪz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd wˈɜːldwaɪd æz ɐ lˈiːdɚɹ ɪn ɪts fˈiːld, pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ɐ wˈaɪd vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv vjˈuːz fɹʌm ænd ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst baɪ mˈʊzlɪm, dʒˈuːɪʃ ænd kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˈaɪɾɚz, mˈɛnɪəv hˈuːm lˈaɪv ɔːɹ hæv lˈɪvd ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.