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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 Attacks Sheikh Zakzaky’s Supporters, Kills 1, Injures Several
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Nigerian Army Attacks Sheikh Zakzaky’s Supporters, Kills 1, Injures Several

Wednesday 17 July 2019
IMN), who has been held since December 2015 following a deadly raid by the Nigerian army troops on his residence in the country’s northern Kaduna State, took to the streets, calling for his immediate freedom. Nigerian troopers fired shots at the demonstrators, killing at least one person. The ...
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Nigerian Security Forces Kill 6 Protesters Calling For freedom of Sheikh Zakzaky
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Nigerian Security Forces Kill 6 Protesters Calling For freedom of Sheikh Zakzaky

Monday 22 July 2019 ،
IMN), led by Sheikh Zakzaky, was the organizer behind the protest rally, the latest in a series of demonstration for the release of the top Shia cleric.  A man runs past burning vehicles after clashes between police and Shia protesters in Abuja, Nigeria July 22, 2019. Zakzaky, now 66, has bee ...
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Nigeria’s IMN Ban: Mix of Govt. Fear, Foreign Influence
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Nigeria’s IMN Ban: Mix of Govt. Fear, Foreign Influence

Wednesday 31 July 2019 ،
IMN), the Shiite movement the detained cleric leads. The court’s authorization will open the hand of the government to clamp down even harder on the members of the movement. To find the real roots of such a court ruling and the crackdown of the government, we should first examine the activitie ...
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HRW Slams Nigeria Ban on Islamic Movement
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HRW Slams Nigeria Ban on Islamic Movement

Tuesday 30 July 2019 ،
IMN) led by jailed cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky. Alwaght- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for the reversal of Nigerian court ruling that bans the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) led by jailed cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky. A court in the capital Abuja ruled that activities of IMN amoun ...
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Jailed Nigerian Cleric Granted Bail to Seek Treatment in India
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Jailed Nigerian Cleric Granted Bail to Seek Treatment in India

Monday 5 August 2019 ،
IMN), has been in detention since December 2015 after his residence in the city of Zaria was raided by Nigeria’s forces, during which he was beaten and lost vision in his left eye. During the brutal crackdown, three of his sons lost their lives, his wife sustained serious wounds, and some 350 ...
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Nigerian Muslim Leader Zakzaky leaves India  Without Being Treated
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Nigerian Muslim Leader Zakzaky leaves India Without Being Treated

Friday 16 August 2019 ،
IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who traveled to India for medical reasons has left the country without being treated after rejecting the Nigerian government’s "obstruction" of his medical treatment. Alwaght- Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who traveled to Indi ...
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UN Rapporteur Slams Nigeria’s Use of Lethal Force on Muslims
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UN Rapporteur Slams Nigeria’s Use of Lethal Force on Muslims

Tuesday 3 September 2019 ،
IMN). Alwaght- Agnes Callamard , UN rapporteur, condemned on Monday Nigerian Government's application of deadly violence against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, made the remarks in a report in the country’ ...
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Millions of Iranians Commemorate Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom on Tasu’a
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Millions of Iranians Commemorate Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom on Tasu’a

Monday 9 September 2019 ،
IMN), have pledged to brave the military crackdown and hold processions for Imam Hussein. They have also pledged to stage massive protests demanding the release of Zakzaky, who has spent the past few years in Nigeria's prisons. Islamic centers in the United States and some European countr ...
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Saudi Involvement Conceivable in Nigeria Crackdown: Commentator
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Saudi Involvement Conceivable in Nigeria Crackdown: Commentator

Wednesday 11 September 2019 ،
IMN). Since 2015, Abuja has been cracking down on the movement. Abayomi Azikiwe, another commentator on The Debate, said the crackdown was horrific, “particularly on this very important holy day.” He blamed the Abuja government for the situation, saying it was poorly serving Nigerians ...
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Nigerian Muslim Cleric Zakzaky in Jail despite Court Ruling
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Nigerian Muslim Cleric Zakzaky in Jail despite Court Ruling

Tuesday 3 December 2019 ،
IMN) described the continuous detention of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat as one of the worst violations of the rule of law. Alwaght- The Islamic movement of Nigeria (IMN) described the continuous detention of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat as one of the worst violations of the rule of law. ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.