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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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Muslim Girls Wearing Hijab Barred from Classes at Indian College

Muslim Girls Wearing Hijab Barred from Classes at Indian College

Wednesday 19 January 2022
Hijab, or headscarf. Alwaght- Indian Muslim girls were not allowed to sit in the classroom because they were wearing Hijab, or headscarf. Aljazeera cited  Indian student  A H Almas, as saying the 18-year-old girl and two of her friends stepped into their classroom on a December morning, t ...
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Schools Shut in Southern India as Hijab Ban Escalates Tensions

Schools Shut in Southern India as Hijab Ban Escalates Tensions

Wednesday 9 February 2022 ،
Indian Authorities have ordered schools and colleges to shut in southern Karnataka State as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has outraged Muslim students. Alwaght- Indian Authorities have ordered schools and colleges to shut in southern Karnataka State as protests int ...
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Schools Reopen in India’s Karnataka amid Hijab Ban Row

Schools Reopen in India’s Karnataka amid Hijab Ban Row

Wednesday 16 February 2022 ،
Schools reopened in India’s Karnataka state under tight security on Wednesday a week after authorities shut them down in the face of growing protests against the imposition of a ban on the wearing of hijab, a headdress commonly worn by female Muslims. Alwaght- Schools reopened in India’s Karna ...
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Indian Court Upholds Hijab Ban in Schools, Violating Muslims Rights

Indian Court Upholds Hijab Ban in Schools, Violating Muslims Rights

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
A court has upheld a ban on hijab for Muslim schoolgirls in India’s Karnataka state, violating fundamental rights of about 220 million Muslims, 15.5% population of the country. Alwaght- A court has upheld a ban on hijab for Muslim schoolgirls in India's Karnataka state, violating fundamenta ...
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Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Taliban: 7 Months of Rule, 11 Cases of Violations

Tuesday 5 April 2022 ،
Banning music and its publishing and its airing on media  5. Taliban and constitution  After establishing itself in Kabul, the Taliban leadership said the constitution approved under King Mohammed Zahir Shah, who ruled Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973, would make the basis of administration ...
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Turkish President Suggests Referendum on Women’s Right to Wear Headscarf

Turkish President Suggests Referendum on Women’s Right to Wear Headscarf

Monday 24 October 2022 ،
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested a referendum to amend Turkey’s constitution in order to guarantee woman’s right to wear a headscarf in state institutions, schools, and universities. Alwaght- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested a referendum to amend Turkey’s constitution in order ...
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Iranian Nation Marks US Embassy Takeover with Massive Rallies

Iranian Nation Marks US Embassy Takeover with Massive Rallies

Friday 4 November 2022 ،
Hijab is the rule of God not government,” signaling that the propaganda waged by Western media will not harm the Iranian women’s adherence to Islamic rules. Demonstrators also walked over and set on fire the US and Israeli flags during the rallies which marked President Ebrahim Raeisi a ...
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Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record

Canada Spearheading Anti-Iranian Rights Campaign Despite Its Black Record

Saturday 19 November 2022 ،
The Canadian government drafted a resolution condemning Iranian human rights records while itself is the top rights abuser. Alwaght- Amid Iran's intelligence and security organizations’ conclusion that stresses the Western countries are inciting civil war and separatism in Iran as their ul ...
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France to Ban Islamic Abayas at Schools: Minister

France to Ban Islamic Abayas at Schools: Minister

Monday 28 August 2023 ،
France is set to ban wearing of abayas at the nation’s schools, France’s education minister has said citing a violation of the country’s "secular laws." Abaya is a simple, loose over-garment dress worn by many women across the Muslim world. Alwaght- France is set to ban wearing of abayas at the nat ...
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UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

UN Rebukes France for Banning Hijab at Olympics

Wednesday 27 September 2023 ،
The United Nations slammed France for banning the country’s athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games Alwaght- The United Nations slammed France for banning the country's athletes from wearing headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games. No one should impose on a woman what she ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies