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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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Bahraini Regime Targeting Shiite Muslims
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Bahraini Regime Targeting Shiite Muslims

Tuesday 19 July 2016
Isa  Qasim, Sayyed Abdullah Ghuraifi, Sheikh Abdul Hussein al-Satri and Sheikh Mohammad Saleh al-Rabii. The Statement comes a day after a Bahraini court ordered the dissolution of main opposition group al-Wefaq, and the seizure of its funds. Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qasim himself, the spiritual le ...
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Behind Scenes of Bahrain’s Jaw ’Prison Break’
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Behind Scenes of Bahrain’s Jaw ’Prison Break’

Wednesday 4 January 2017 ،
Isa Qassim However, no group has claimed responsibility for the latest prison break and a lot of uncertainty surrounds the incident. The Bahraini regime might have stage managed the incident or another armed opposition group has emerged. Some sources point out that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa wan ...
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Bahraini Regime Committed 2,389 HR Violations in 2016: Report
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Bahraini Regime Committed 2,389 HR Violations in 2016: Report

Monday 17 April 2017 ،
Isa Qasim. This orchestrated crackdown on the rights to free expression, assembly and association undermined prospects for a political solution to Bahrain’s domestic unrest. HRW 2016 report blames Bahraini authorities for making little progress in holding officials accountable for the mistrea ...
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Bahraini Regime Jails 13 Females Over Political Activities
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Bahraini Regime Jails 13 Females Over Political Activities

Wednesday 21 March 2018 ،
Isa Town Women's Prison. According to reports by human rights organizations, the female detainees are facing torture and inhuman treatment in prison. Bahraini women have been in the forefront, along with men, to protest against dictatorship in the tiny Persian Gulf sheikhdom. Elsewhere, Bahrain ...
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Why Are Sheikh Salman’s Statements from Prison Turning Nightmarish to Bahraini Regime?
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Why Are Sheikh Salman’s Statements from Prison Turning Nightmarish to Bahraini Regime?

Wednesday 19 January 2022 ،
Isa Qasim, the spiritual leader of the revolution, as in the recent statement he emphasized the peaceful demands of the protest movement and held that implementation of political reforms would be for the stability of the country and in favor of the government as much.  To conclude, as long as ...
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Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On
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Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On

Tuesday 15 February 2022 ،
Isa Al Khalifa called this it a revolution of thugs and ordered the suppression of the protesters, a real revolution under influence of regime's violence and suppression took place. The dominantly security approach of the government and encouragement of the regime by Saudi Arabia to crack down o ...
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Bahrain Election Coat of Democracy on Despotism
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Bahrain Election Coat of Democracy on Despotism

Saturday 8 October 2022 ،
Isa Al Khalifa, granted himself the right to unilaterally approve a new constitution, going against the terms of National Movement Chapter.  The monopolization of the power by the king comes as in recent years the people called for change of the constitution, only to be rejected to by the king ...
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Bahraini People and Rulers Go Separate Ways When it Comes to Palestinian Cause
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Bahraini People and Rulers Go Separate Ways When it Comes to Palestinian Cause

Monday 10 April 2023 ،
Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of the Bahraini revolution, described the Israeli attacks on the worshipers as a desecration of Islam and designated all Muslims religiously responsible for reaction to this sacrilege.  “The attack of the Zionists on Al-Aqsa Mosque is a dangerous open evi ...

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Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures

Palestinian prisoner exchange operation under strict security measures