Original sentence: It states that "[p]olicy-makers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists" consult it "for in-depth analysis of the rapidly-changing landscape of the world's most volatile region" and that it publishes "groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns - from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan.The journal was launched in 1994 as a publication of the Middle East Forum (MEF) founded by Daniel Pipes, who believes that Barack Obama is a closet Muslim
Edited sentence: A publication of the Middle East Forum (MEF) founded by Daniel Pipes, the journal was launched in 1994.It states that "[p]olicy-makers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists" consult it "for in-depth analysis of the rapidly-changing landscape of the world's most volatile region" and that it publishes "groundbreaking studies, exclusive interviews, insightful commentary, and hard-hitting reviews that tackle the entire range of contemporary concerns – from politics to economics to culture, across a region that stretches from Morocco to Afghanistan