Encourages and promotes the study of the Middle East in the United Kingdom, and features membership, links, workshops, publications and news.

Fosters inter-cultural dialogue, promotes mutual understanding and reciprocal tolerance, establishes links and networks, and features activities, seminars, publications and presentations.

Strives to increase knowledge and promotes understanding between people of Middle East and America. Presents programs, library, journal and publications.

Initiates, supports and conducts scholarly research in the civilization of the ancient, classical and medieval Near East. Publishes journals and books, and houses collections of archival materials and tablets.

Features table of contents, faculty directory, museum and teacher resource center, research archives and catalog, projects and publications.