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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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Israeli, Saudi, US Axis Preventing Release of Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky
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Israeli, Saudi, US Axis Preventing Release of Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky

Monday 27 November 2017
Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. They are still being held incommunicado by security forces with th ...
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators, Kills One
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators, Kills One

Monday 8 January 2018 ،
Kaduna amid widespread demonstrations which were held in over 50 separate locations. The demonstrators were calling on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to release leader of Nigeria's Shiite community. Earlier in the day, the IMN called on Buhari to release Zakzaky so he could seek medi ...
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators Who Call for Leader’s Release
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Nigerian Army Attacks Shiite Demonstrators Who Call for Leader’s Release

Wednesday 10 January 2018 ،
Kaduna which broke out on Sunday. Zakzaky lost his left eye sight in the raid, which was carried out by the Nigerian army on his residence in the northern town of Zaria back in December 2015. During the raid, Zakzaky’s wife sustained serious wounds too and more than 300 of his followers and ...
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention

Saturday 13 January 2018 ،
Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. They have since then being held incommunicado by security forces w ...
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Nigerian Govt. Plans to Kill Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention: IMN Official
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Nigerian Govt. Plans to Kill Sheikh Zakzaky in Detention: IMN Official

Thursday 15 March 2018 ،
Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. They have since then been held incommunicado by security forces wi ...
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Nigerian Islamic Movement Slams Police Attack on Peaceful ‘Free Zakzaky’ Rallies
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Nigerian Islamic Movement Slams Police Attack on Peaceful ‘Free Zakzaky’ Rallies

Wednesday 18 April 2018 ،
Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. They have since then been held incommunicado by security forces wi ...
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Bandits Kill 51 Villagers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
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Bandits Kill 51 Villagers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State

Monday 7 May 2018 ،
Kaduna. Alwaght- At least 51people have been killed in an attack by armed bandits on villagers in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna. Civilian militia members in Kaduna said on Sunday that bandits who attacked Gwaska village a day earlier were from the neighboring Zamfara state. “The atta ...
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Nigerian Shiites Concerned after Forced Disappearance of Leader
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Nigerian Shiites Concerned after Forced Disappearance of Leader

Sunday 20 May 2018 ،
Kaduna, where he was arraigned before the state High Court along with his wife. An oral application was moved for bail. But the presiding judge asked him to put his application officially in writing. The case was adjourned to June 21, 2018 and the Sheikh and his wife were consequently returned to ...
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AI Blames Nigerian Govt. Over Disappearance of Shiite Muslims
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AI Blames Nigerian Govt. Over Disappearance of Shiite Muslims

Friday 31 August 2018 ،
Kaduna state when the army killed over 1,000 innocent Muslims. During the incident, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife were shot and badly wounded and thereafter detained by Nigerian security agencies. The massacre and continued persecution of Shiite Muslims continue ...
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Nigerian Shiites Rally in Abuja to Demand Leader’s Release
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Nigerian Shiites Rally in Abuja to Demand Leader’s Release

Saturday 6 October 2018 ،
Kaduna, prompting presiding Judge Gideon Kurada to adjourn the court without issuing a release order for the elderly cleric. “This is inhuman; the government keeps telling us they are protecting Zakzaky and keep coming up with excuses,” Muhammad further emphasized, adding: “Today ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution