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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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Iranian Movie Won 2 Rewards at 69th Cannes Film Festival

Iranian Movie Won 2 Rewards at 69th Cannes Film Festival

Monday 23 May 2016
Farhadi won two rewards at 69th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night. Alwaght- Iranian movie “The Salesman” directed by Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi won two rewards at 69th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night. Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi and actor Shahab Hoss ...
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Iranian Oscar Nominated Director Boycotts Awards Ceremony over Trump’s Anti Muslim Ban

Iranian Oscar Nominated Director Boycotts Awards Ceremony over Trump’s Anti Muslim Ban

Monday 30 January 2017 ،
Farhadi who has been awarded the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for his A Separation said he would not attend even if granted an exception to the travel ban. In a statement to the New York Times, Farhadi said he previously planned on attending the event with his cinematographer but would not now ...
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Oscars Academy Slams Trump after Iranian Director Banned from Entering US

Oscars Academy Slams Trump after Iranian Director Banned from Entering US

Wednesday 1 February 2017 ،
Farhadi is banned from attending the awards ceremony just because he is a Muslim. A spokesperson for The Academy said: “As supporters of film-makers – and the human rights of all people – around the globe, we find it extremely troubling that Asghar Farhadi, the director of the Osc ...
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Iran’s Salesman Wins Oscar as Director Boycotted Event over Trump’s Anti-Muslim Ban

Iran’s Salesman Wins Oscar as Director Boycotted Event over Trump’s Anti-Muslim Ban

Monday 27 February 2017 ،
Farhadi boycotted the Oscars over US President Donald Trump's Muslim ban, and representing Farhadi two prominent Iranian-Americans Anousheh Ansari accepted the award. Farhadi, 44, and the film's lead actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, even after receiving special permission to attend the event in ...

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Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad

Ashura ceremony in holy Mashhad