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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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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala
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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Sunday 1 October 2017
Kaaba for Shiites as during Muharram and Safar millions converge on the holy city of Karbala.. Plays are also performed to reenact the Battle of Karbala and relive the pain of the household of the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad (PBUH). Mosques and volunteers also hand out free meals and sweets which ar ...
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Israeli ’State Terror’ Benefits Muslims’ Infightings, Medina, Mecca at Risk: Turkey President
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Israeli ’State Terror’ Benefits Muslims’ Infightings, Medina, Mecca at Risk: Turkey President

Sunday 17 December 2017 ،
Kaaba,” Erdogan said.  Erdogan has been one of the most vocal critics of President Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Turkish president has slammed other nations for their “weak” response to the US move.  ...
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Is New Intifada Forming in Palestine?
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Is New Intifada Forming in Palestine?

Saturday 23 December 2017 ،
Kaaba in Mecca. The city is the third holiest Muslim place after Mecca and Medina, with the Muslims still accounting for the majority of its population. Changing the status of the city by declaring it a capital for a Jewish state will pose a big identity challenge to the Muslim world. So, in terms ...
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Bin Salman’s Reforms, Challenges with Wahhabi Apparatus
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Bin Salman’s Reforms, Challenges with Wahhabi Apparatus

Sunday 11 March 2018 ،
Kaaba. Since then, the leader put some limits on civil liberties and instead offered the Wahhabi clergy greater powers in the state. One of the drives behind Mecca rebellion was to fight the tracks of Western culture and traditions and replace them with Islamic values. Juhayman himself was a leader ...
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How Can OIC Really Make Difference in Support of Palestinians?
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How Can OIC Really Make Difference in Support of Palestinians?

Sunday 20 May 2018 ،
Kaaba in Mecca. Because the essential goal of the OIC, comprised of 57 states from four continents and founded in 1969 in Rabat, Morocco, has been to protect al-Quds after an arson attack by a hardline Christian, Denis Michael Rohan, on the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in the same year. But guarding the Mus ...
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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala
Analysis

Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Wednesday 19 September 2018 ،
Kaaba for Shiites as during Muharram and Safar millions converge on the holy city of Karbala.. Plays are also performed to reenact the Battle of Karbala and relive the pain of the household of the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad (PBUH). Mosques and volunteers also hand out free meals and sweets which ar ...
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House of Saud Rift: Three Possible Scenarios
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House of Saud Rift: Three Possible Scenarios

Tuesday 12 March 2019 ،
Kaaba. Following Khashoggi murder, Washington Post reported that a political circle led by Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Mohammed’s uncle, has came to existence. The French Le Figaro magazine has also pointed to indecision in the Allegiance Council about approving Mohammed succession. The Wes ...
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What’s behind Severely-Censored Jeddah Blasts?
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What’s behind Severely-Censored Jeddah Blasts?

Sunday 23 June 2019 ،
Kaaba, the holy Muslim site, stirring fury online. Rai Al-Yaum newspaper in a report said that in every step he takes bin Salman proves that he is unmatched in taking controversial and even provocative decisions. 3. The Guardian newspaper after his father's, King Salman's, visit to Egypt in ...
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Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala
Analysis

Rituals Immortalized Imam Hussein’s Battle of Karbala

Monday 9 September 2019 ،
Kaaba for Shiites as during Muharram and Safar millions converge on the holy city of Karbala.. Plays are also performed to reenact the Battle of Karbala and relive the pain of the household of the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad (PBUH). Mosques and volunteers also hand out free meals and sweets which ar ...
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Saudi Arabia Bans Umrah Pilgrimage over Coronavirus Fears
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Saudi Arabia Bans Umrah Pilgrimage over Coronavirus Fears

Thursday 5 March 2020 ،
Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. The move comes as many world countries are grappling with a growing coronavirus outbreak originating from China.  There are concerns that Saudi Arabia — which receives nearly 7 million Umrah pilgrims every year ...

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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.