AsylumLaw.org (http://www.asylumlaw.org)
“Run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe. Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.”
Action Alert (http://www.cc.org/actionalert/)
This is the Christian Coalition of America’s web site. It is an active conservative grassroots political organization in the United States.
ACSAD ( http://www.acsad.org/index.asp)
“The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) was established in Damascus, Syria in 1968. ACSAD is a specialized Arab organization working within the framework of the League of Arab States…”
CLAO (http://www.clao.com/)
This is the web site of the Council of Lebanese American Organizations.
Committee to Protect Journalists (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Directory of Development Organizations (http://www.devdir.org/)
“ The Directory is a compilation of contact data of the main sources of assistance available for private sector development (micro, small an medium-sized enterprises) and poverty reduction. A wide range of organizations is included in the Directory: international organizations, government ministries, private sector institutions, development agencies, universities, research and training institutes,
NGOs/PDOs, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions, and development consulting firms.” Searchable by keyword.
Excavations at Tell Tuneinir, Syria (http://www.stlcc.edu)
It gives information on the activities and field work of St. Lois Archaeological Expeditions.
FDD (http://www.defenddemocracy.org/ )
This the web site of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
Middle East Studies Association (MESA) (http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/)
MESA’s website provides news, descriptions of activities, lists of members, dates of conferences and other relevant information concerning this United States-based organization dedicated to the study of all aspects of the countries, regions and peoples of the Middle East.
St. Michael Orthodox Church (http://www.stmichaelsorthodoxchurch.com/)
Founded from families who came from the countries of Syria and Lebanon.
Syria Special Weapons News (http://www.fas.org/news/syria/)
It is the Syrian Intelligence and Security Agencies.
The Syrian Report - Economy, Business and Finance -Syria (http://www.syria-report.com/)
“The first virtual university in the Middle East opens in Syria 9 September 2002. Features economic and business reports, articles and a press review”.
United States Committee for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN’s initiative to aid refugees, the USCR’s site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee status in and from the various countries of the world.
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