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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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Islamic Movement Urges Nigerian Govt to Release Sheikh Zakzaky amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Islamic Movement Urges Nigerian Govt to Release Sheikh Zakzaky amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Saturday 11 April 2020
Kaduna State, where the cleric was first arrested in 2015. Various Nigerian media outlets carried the statement, which the movement had sent them on Friday. “Sheikh Zakzaky deserves immediate freedom for very many reasons particularly at this difficult period that the nation is facing the sco ...
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Nigerian Police Attack Shiites’ Muharram Ceremony, Kills 3, Injures Dozens

Nigerian Police Attack Shiites’ Muharram Ceremony, Kills 3, Injures Dozens

Sunday 23 August 2020 ،
Kaduna. At least three people have been killed and dozens of others injured. Alwaght- Nigerian police attacked Shiite mourners marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him), in the northern state of Kaduna. At least ...
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Sheikh Zakzaky’s Critical Conditions In Prison and Israeli-Saudi Role

Sheikh Zakzaky’s Critical Conditions In Prison and Israeli-Saudi Role

Sunday 18 October 2020 ،
Kaduna, resulting in several deaths including his son, and deaths. During the raid, the security forces detained Zynat Ibrahim, his wife, too.  Many rights groups and organizations condemned the attack and killing of innocent civilians. However, the government sought to distort the reality abo ...
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Bandits Attack School in Nigeria’s Northwest, Kidnap Hundreds of Pupils

Bandits Attack School in Nigeria’s Northwest, Kidnap Hundreds of Pupils

Sunday 13 December 2020 ،
Kaduna state. The hostages were later released, but it was not revealed if a ransom had been paid.   Moreover, militant attacks by the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group are common in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, where scores of farmers were killed and some beheaded last ...
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Nigerian Court Orders Wife of Zakzaky Taken to Hospital for COVID-19

Nigerian Court Orders Wife of Zakzaky Taken to Hospital for COVID-19

Tuesday 26 January 2021 ،
Kaduna, the state High Court has ordered officials of the Kaduna Correctional Center to move Zakzaky’s wife, Zeenat, to a government hospital for proper treatment for COVID-19. At the resumption of the Zakzaky case in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, the state High Court has ordered offici ...
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Release Symbolizes Justice Victory

Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Release Symbolizes Justice Victory

Sunday 1 August 2021 ،
Kaduna state.  Remarkable reception of him and his teachings left the radicals in Nigeria in an extreme fear of expansion of his thoughts. As a result, he was arrested illegally in late 2015. During the raid and protests at his detention, the army killed about 500 Shiites.  Abuja decisio ...
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Senior Bahraini Cleric Hails Nigerian Sheikh Zakzaky’s Release from Prison

Senior Bahraini Cleric Hails Nigerian Sheikh Zakzaky’s Release from Prison

Tuesday 3 August 2021 ،
Kaduna acquitted Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife, Mallimah Zeenat, of all the charges leveled against them back in 2015 and ordered them released. The trial originally commenced on May 15, 2018, but dragged on for over three years, when the high court — presided by Judge Gideon Kurada — eve ...
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Bandits Kills Village Leader, 23 Others in Nigeria’s Zamfara

Bandits Kills Village Leader, 23 Others in Nigeria’s Zamfara

Tuesday 22 March 2022 ،
Kaduna, Niger and Kebbi are the worst-hit states in the attacks.  
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Several Shiite Mourners Killed as Nigerian Forces Attack Ashura Procession in Kaduna

Several Shiite Mourners Killed as Nigerian Forces Attack Ashura Procession in Kaduna

Tuesday 9 August 2022 ،
Kaduna state in the northwest. Alwaght- Nigeria's army forces reportedly have attacked Shiite Muslims, killing several people and injuring many others during annual Ashura procession in Zaria, Kaduna state in the northwest. Sheikh Abdulhamid Bello, a spokesman for the Islamic Movement in Nigeri ...
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Armed Bandits Attack Mosque in Nigeria, Abduct 19 Worshippers

Armed Bandits Attack Mosque in Nigeria, Abduct 19 Worshippers

Monday 5 December 2022 ،
Kaduna state, the authorities said. More than 30,000 people have been killed in over a decade of terrorism in Nigeria instigated by the Takfiri terrorist group Boko Haram. The reign of terror has spilled over into neighboring Chad, Niger, and Cameroon and has forced more than two million people to ...

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