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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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Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?
Analysis

Is Taliban Incapable of Containing ISIS?

Monday 12 June 2023
Muslim minority. It asks the Indian Muslims to join the Islamic State in Hind Province (ISHP).  Pakstan is not immune to these propaganda tactics either. By targeting the Shiite minority, ISIS-Khurasan primarily promotes sectarianism in Pakistan and recruits forces especially from Baluchestan ...
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Muslim Homes, Shops Bulldozed; Over 150 Arrested in India’s Haryana
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Muslim Homes, Shops Bulldozed; Over 150 Arrested in India’s Haryana

Tuesday 8 August 2023 ،
Muslim-majority district say more than 300 properties have been demolished in four days. Nuh, India – Abdul Rasheed says police locked him in a bus as a bulldozer demolished his shops in India’s northern Haryana state where a Muslim-majority district saw communal clashes last week. ...
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How’s Gaza War Brought Victory to Labor and Loss to Conservatives?
Analysis

How’s Gaza War Brought Victory to Labor and Loss to Conservatives?

Monday 8 July 2024 ،
Muslims, want an end to Gaza war and thus was key to victory of Labor and independents. Alwaght- Though Gaza war is happening in a small region, its aspects have swept the international borders and have played a key role in directing the policy of the great powers. The massive street protests in the ...
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria
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Tahrir Al-Sham, the New US Infantry in Syria

Sunday 22 December 2024 ،
Muslim world, in this situation where HTS has performed very poorly in dealing with Israeli territorial expansionism inside Syria, ISIS can use this opportunity to incite the feelings of Syrian nationalists and pave the way for its re-rise. Some Iraqi officials have also warned that ISIS is seeking ...
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade
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Iran FM’s Afghanistan Visit Seeks Common Views on Region and Trade

Sunday 26 January 2025 ،
Muslim countries and always share each other's joys and sorrows.... We hope that your visit will be fruitful. Araghchi for his part said: Iran and Afghanistan are two friendly, brotherly and Muslim countries. Iran and Afghanistan have very deep historical and cultural ties with each other and h ...
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Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust
Analysis

Syria Neighbors Meeting: A Display of Sense of Danger Combined with Distrust

Wednesday 12 March 2025 ،
Muslim Brotherhood leanings in the region, to be a threat to their national security, and now that this group is leading the government in Damascus, they have concerns about its future performance. For Jordan that is next to Syria, the multitude of parties in Syria and conflict of interests of vari ...
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability
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HTS Aggression on Lebanon Fuels Worries about Regional Instability

Tuesday 18 March 2025 ،
Muslim countries, especially in those bordering Israel, plays into hands of Tel Aviv. So, as observers suggest, we can track Israeli and American footprints in the recent Syrian-Lebanese clashes. Washington and Tel Aviv want to distract Hezbollah from the northern borders of Israel to keep the Leban ...
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Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism
Analysis

Indian Muslims Falling Victim to Hindu and Takfiri Radicalism

Tuesday 6 May 2025 ،
Muslims of India are subjected to crackdown of the government and violence of the radical Hindus after Kashmir terror attack. Alwaght- The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam region in Indian-controlled Kashmir that led to death of a number of civilians is now instrumentalized by the Indian governme ...
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Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief
Analysis

Three Hidden Motives for Bin Salman to Mediate Syria Sanctions Relief

Monday 19 May 2025 ،
Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Turkey and strengthening the secular Arab allies in Damascus. How is the Syrian economic situation?  Since the government affiliated with the armed groups came to power, efforts to lift sanctions have become one of the main priorities of Damascus' foreign pol ...
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region
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Absorption of Foreign Militants to New Syrian Army, US’s Ticking Bomb for Region

Saturday 7 June 2025 ،
Muslim republics of Central Asia or the Xinjiang region of China.  The Uyghurs, under the banner of the Turkestan Islamic Party, are considered a potential threat to China's internal security. The history of bloody conflicts in Xinjiang and the strict policies of the Chinese government aga ...

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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.