The Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) offers four book awards at its fall annual conference.
The Albert Hourani Book Award is an award honoring scholarly non-fiction books, given by the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) to "recognize outstanding publishing in Middle East studies" and to honor work "that exemplifies scholarly excellence and clarity of presentation in the tradition of Albert Hourani", the distinguished scholar of Arab and Islamic history.
The annual award was named for Fatema Mernissi to recognize her long and distinguished career as a scholar and as a public intellectual.
The Nikki Keddie Book Award was established in 2017 to recognize outstanding scholarly work in the area of religion, revolution, and/or society.
The annual award was named for Nikki Keddie to recognize her long and distinguished career as a scholar and teacher.