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OrganizationsThe Middle East isn't a geographical region so much as a political and economic one that tries to wield power beyond individual countries' borders through multinational organizations and institutions like OPEC and the Arab League. But are those organizations as powerful as they project themselves to be, or as unified in their political visions?
OPEC Drips Up
How far can oil prices go, and how much will OPEC control prices by manipulating production? As high as possible, and as little as possible, respectively, as far as OPEC is concerned. OPEC
The Web Site of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Organization of the Islamic Conference
An international organization representing 57 Muslim-oriented countries. Official Web Site of A Common Word
138 Muslim scholars, clerics and intellectuals have unanimously come together to declare common grounds between Christianity and Islam, with an open letter to the world's churches. Every denomination and school of thought in Islam is represented, as is every major Islamic country. This is the movement's Web site. UNRWA-The United Nations' Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees
UNRWA is the main provider of basic services -- education, health, relief and social services -- to over 4.4 million registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East. |
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