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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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Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning,  Other Desecration in Sweden
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Muslim World Reacts to Quran Burning, Other Desecration in Sweden

Monday 24 July 2023
of freedom of speech has abusively become an excuse for the extremist groups in Europe to desecrate Islamic sanctities without the fear of being prosecuted. After the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden under the cover of the freedom of expression, another rightist group this time in Denm ...
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Gaza War Divides Europe
Analysis

Gaza War Divides Europe

Tuesday 28 November 2023 ،
of the Israeli crimes and the pro-Palestinian voices. Alwaght- Despite some European countries’ inclination to show resolute support to the Israeli regime in Gaza war, the European Union has not yet adopted a unified view on the crisis. This is obviously observable in the conflict of views of ...
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Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?
Analysis

Sweden NATO Membership Closed with Turkey: Whats Next?

Tuesday 30 January 2024 ،
of hemming and hawing with the West finally approved Sweden’s membership to NATO, closing one of the most controversial cases in relations between Ankara and the Western military bloc.  The big inter-NATO challenge started with the Russian special military operation in Ukraine earlier in ...
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The rift that Macron imposed upon the NATO allies’ unity!
Analysis

The rift that Macron imposed upon the NATO allies’ unity!

Wednesday 28 February 2024 ،
of Western leaders on Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made fresh remarks in a press briefing Following a conference of Western leaders on Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, made fresh remarks in a press briefing that reinforced his reputation as a taboo breaker. Ma ...
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Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?
Analysis

Where’s Bangladesh Heading after Popular Uprising?

Monday 12 August 2024 ،
of power by Sheikh Hasina from the ruling Awami League, a street uprising all of a sudden overthrew the new government.  Before the protests, Bangladesh was politically fragile, but after the elections, the country looked stable. Despite the public's obvious frustration with the state of t ...
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Pager Blasts: Israeli Entery to New War Stage
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Pager Blasts: Israeli Entery to New War Stage

Wednesday 18 September 2024 ،
of war and tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli regime, the notification tone of at least 3,000 pagers in the hands of Lebanese citizens rang simultaneously. Some of the people took out their pagers at that moment to look at its screen and see what the message was, but at that moment the smal ...
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
of the war in Ukraine that has left massive impacts on the world's geopolitical issues, the Caucasus region has begun to have significance in the grand game of the powers more than ever. One of the important countries in this strategic region is Georgia that has become a point of Russian-America ...
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Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?
Report

Erdogan’s Nightmare: What Can Arrest of Opposition Leader Bring to Turkey?

Wednesday 26 March 2025 ،
of Ekrem Imamoglu as the mayor of Istanbul and one of the prominent opposition figures on charges of financial corruption and links to terrorist organizations has highly agitated the political scene in the country. The arrest has stirred waves of nationwide protests in Turkey. In major cities like ...
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
Analysis

Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
of Israel and Canada used such terms as egregious and horrific in describing the Israeli war on Gaza in reaction to the unabated crimes against the Palestinians. The leaders of France, Britain and Canada, who have always supported Israel's attack on Gaza, are now expressing concern over the hig ...
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What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?
Report

What Are Regional and International Effects of Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestinian State?

Monday 28 July 2025 ،
officially in the near future. In this report, we bring into the spotlight the French aims behind pursuing this policy and its international effects on the Palestinian case. Will France be the initiator of a new wave for recognition of the Palestinian state among other Western countries? Will this ...

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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.