Taqrir Washington (TW) is a project of the World Security Institute, a non-profit organization committed to independent research and journalism on global affairs. Taqrir Washington is a free weekly online journal of politics and public affairs in Arabic, dedicated to bringing news and American opinions to Arabic-speaking countries and communities in an accurate, comprehensive and analytical manner. TW reports on current cultural and political debates and analyzes the factors that influence U.S. decision-making. By illuminating the complexities of American society, TW seeks to raise the level of understanding within the Arab world and prepare Arabs for more informed dialogue with the United States.
TW is an independent and non-governmental news service that does not seek to promote American policies or values, nor does it intend to interfere with other media sources. The project carefully guards its objectivity by refusing any form of government funding.
Our Goals
The main goal of Taqrir Washington is to become the leading
source of Arabic language news analysis about U.S. foreign
and domestic politics, Arab American relations, and social/cultural
life in the United States. When Arab-speaking people around
the globe wonder what is happening in the U.S. and how the
Americans view them, they can rely on Taqrir Washington. TW
is an honest and neutral provider of in-depth news and analysis
for more than 350 million Arabic-speaking people in the world.
Taqrir Washington news and analysis targets "opinion-makers”
in the Arab media (newspapers, magazines, news websites, television,
and radio) policy-makers and analysts throughout the Arab
world. With many media outlets using TW articles and
quotes as an important and reliable source of information,
Taqrir Washington
reaches millions of additional readers across the Arabic-speaking
world each week.
Our Approach
In each issue, TW presents articles covering the most important
events relevant to the Arab world. In addition, the publication
seeks to provide important background information on American
society and institutions through book reviews, interviews,
and analytical pieces. The areas of coverage include: • Major
current issues
• American media reviews
• Congress
• Major social and political debates in the United States
• Book reviews
• The White House
• Think tanks
• Interviews
• Arabs in America
The International Media Division at the World Security Institute (WSI) includes several highly successful independent, foreign-language
publications and some of the nation’s most respected national
journalists. WSI is a non-profit, non-partisan, organization
funded by philanthropic foundations and individual donations.
WSI does not accept any funding from the U.S. government.
WSI does not exercise any editorial control over its publications
or television shows.