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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Nigerian Army Completely Destroys Islamic Movement Centre in Zaria

Nigerian Army Completely Destroys Islamic Movement Centre in Zaria

Monday 21 December 2015
Arba’een, the fortieth day to follow the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Meanwhile Nigerian authorities say Islamic Movement Leader Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who has been arrested and whose family and supporters have faced a bloody crackdown, will fa ...
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Arba’een Congregation and Rise of a New Bloc

Arba’een Congregation and Rise of a New Bloc

Wednesday 16 November 2016 ،
Arba’een Alwaght- The Shiite Muslims from across the world are moving towards the holy city of Karbala in Iraq to mark Arba'een. Occurring forty days after the Day of Ashura, the Arba’een (forty in Arabic) commemorates fortieth day of the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of P ...
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Millions of Muslims Gather in Iraqi Karbala for Arba’een

Millions of Muslims Gather in Iraqi Karbala for Arba’een

Sunday 20 November 2016 ،
Arba’een Alwaght- Millions of Muslims, gather in Iraqi city of Karbala where their annual ritual of walking for the Arba’een ends. The pilgrims, mainly from Iran initiate their long walking journey from seven days ago and end it in the religious city of Karbala where the shrine of their Third ...
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WHO Rejects Karbala Unwanted Pregnancies Report; Publishing Journal Tries to Calm Iraqis

WHO Rejects Karbala Unwanted Pregnancies Report; Publishing Journal Tries to Calm Iraqis

Monday 21 November 2016 ،
Arba’een as baseless and false Alwaght- World Health Organization rejected a recent report on increased unwanted pregnancies during Muslim ritual of Arba’een as baseless and false. The report first published on the Arabic-language Aswat Hurrah (Free Voices) website was called as “comple ...
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Millions Arrive in Iraq’s Karbala to Mark Arba’een

Millions Arrive in Iraq’s Karbala to Mark Arba’een

Sunday 28 October 2018 ،
The pilgrims are marching to the holy city of Karbala from various countries. Alwaght- Millions of Muslims, mainly Shiites, are arriving in Iraq to mark Arba’een of Imam Hussein ibn Ali. The congregation, seen as the largest Muslim world exhibition of solidarity and unity, mourns the martyrdo ...
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Iraq Expects Over 30 Million Arba’een Pilgrims This Year: Karbala Governor

Iraq Expects Over 30 Million Arba’een Pilgrims This Year: Karbala Governor

Tuesday 5 September 2023 ،
Millions arrive in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen on Wednesday. The number of pilgrims flocking to Iraq to participate in this year’s Arba’een march will exceed 30 million, the governor of the holy city of Karbala predicts. Nasif al-Khatabi said that over 14 million pilgrims h ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise