# Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-23T22:28:42.759Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United States Scope: Wikidata Q5059773 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:center-for-middle-eastern-studies-at-the-university-of-chicago:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q5059773, revision 1944271978]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:03:29.926Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5059773:P17@1944271978. - [Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q30:label:en@2556188301. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Chicago Scope: Wikidata Q5059773 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:center-for-middle-eastern-studies-at-the-university-of-chicago:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q5059773, revision 1944271978]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:03:29.926Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5059773:P159@1944271978. - [Wikidata label: Q1297, revision 2555016564]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:06:39.317Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1297:label:en@2555016564. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1965 Scope: Wikidata Q5059773 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:center-for-middle-eastern-studies-at-the-university-of-chicago:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q5059773, revision 1944271978]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:03:29.926Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5059773:P571@1944271978. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: http://www.cmes.uchicago.edu/ Scope: Wikidata Q5059773 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:center-for-middle-eastern-studies-at-the-university-of-chicago:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q5059773, revision 1944271978]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:03:29.926Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q5059773:P856@1944271978. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.