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        " Middle East Oil and Islam " ,   01November'13.

      Islam

      Religion - Political
Shia -- have a leader, 10%. ie. centered in Iran
Sunni -- has a community leader, 90%. ie. Egypt
Wahhabism -- ultra conservaive Sunni.  ie. Saudi Arabia
Biath -- want to unite Arab World, secular.  Syria, Sadam Hussain
Aliwhyt - Syrian, 10% of Army
Arab -- more ethnic than religion

      History
      
Saudi Arabia in 1932 took Mecca 
Standard Oil, 1933
WWII :  USSR and UK establish Shah in Iran
  Divide country -- Shah resists
  US steps in -- no joy.  Marsadia and Comm
	1951 -- shut down, British exit, Embargo
	CIA and Army restore Shah
		Oil consortium 6 US and 1 UK oil companies
  Egypt, Nassar -- Suez Canal nationalize
	UK, FR, IS attack
	Same time as Hungranian Revolution
	Ike to UN
   IRAQ -- revolution, throw out British, 1958
	Wants Kawait
	UK withdraws Iraq 1961 -- cannot afford cost
   IRAN -- Shah takes over, raises oil prices 1971 Empire
	1979 expelled
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