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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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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 10 October 2021
Muslim scholar Muqtada al-Sadr. It is expected to strengthen its hold in parliament after scoring big in the 2018 elections. Other major players are the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance led by Hadi al-Ameri, who also heads the Badr Organization, one of the factions of the anti-terror Hashd al-Sha’ab ...
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Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar Genocide
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Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar Genocide

Tuesday 7 December 2021 ،
Muslim group faces widespread discrimination in Myanmar, where they are despised as interlopers despite having lived in the country for generations. A military-backed campaign that the United Nations said amounted to genocide saw hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven across the border into Bangl ...
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US Imposes New Sanctions on China, Myanmar, North Korea
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US Imposes New Sanctions on China, Myanmar, North Korea

Saturday 11 December 2021 ،
Muslims and other ethnic minorities. Turmoil has gripped Myanmar since de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) were ousted on February 1 through a military coup, with near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement. The junta in Myanmar seized ...
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OIC Extraordinary Session: Road to Afghanistan Problems Solution
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OIC Extraordinary Session: Road to Afghanistan Problems Solution

Wednesday 22 December 2021 ،
Muslim world.  The Taliban government has not been recognized by any country yet, and this has become a challenge for the leaders of the new Islamic Emirate. The international community ties the recognition to formation of an inclusive government and respect to the rights of women, as well as ...
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Uighur Scholar Could Be Deported from Saudi Arabia ’within Days’: Family
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Uighur Scholar Could Be Deported from Saudi Arabia ’within Days’: Family

Tuesday 11 January 2022 ،
Muslim minorities in the eastern Xinjiang region, and subjecting the community to abuses that some have labelled a genocide. China denies the allegations of abuse. Moving from one Uighur's home to another, Waili relied on a network of Uighurs inside Saudi Arabia to keep him safe, fearing that g ...
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Muslim Girls Wearing Hijab Barred from Classes at Indian College
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Muslim Girls Wearing Hijab Barred from Classes at Indian College

Wednesday 19 January 2022 ،
Muslim girls were not allowed to sit in the classroom because they were wearing Hijab, or headscarf. Alwaght- Indian Muslim girls were not allowed to sit in the classroom because they were wearing Hijab, or headscarf. Aljazeera cited  Indian student  A H Almas, as saying the 18-year-old g ...
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Schools Shut in Southern India as Hijab Ban Escalates Tensions
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Schools Shut in Southern India as Hijab Ban Escalates Tensions

Wednesday 9 February 2022 ،
Muslim students. Alwaght- Indian Authorities have ordered schools and colleges to shut in southern Karnataka State as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has outraged Muslim students. The state's chief minister Basavaraj Bommai announced on Tuesday that all high sch ...
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ISIS Mosque Attack in Pakistan Draws Muslim Condemnation
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ISIS Mosque Attack in Pakistan Draws Muslim Condemnation

Saturday 5 March 2022 ،
Muslims Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on the Pakistani government to find a solution to prevent crimes perpetrated by terrorist groups against innocent civilians, especially religious minorities. Sistani urged Islamabad in a statement not t ...
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Iran Strongly Condemns Desecration of Holy Qur’an in Sweden
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Iran Strongly Condemns Desecration of Holy Qur’an in Sweden

Sunday 17 April 2022 ،
Muslim area in Sweden. Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in the southern Swedish city of Linkoping and reportedly placed the Muslim holy book down and tried to set it on fire while ignoring protests from onlookers. The blasphemous act prompted protesters, around 2 ...
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Boris Johnson’s Disgraceful Silence on Indian PM’s Anti-Muslim Campaign
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Boris Johnson’s Disgraceful Silence on Indian PM’s Anti-Muslim Campaign

Sunday 24 April 2022 ،
Muslims. And I’d be astonished if we hear a word on the subject. On Wednesday, Johnson arrived in Gujarat, Modi’s political base. He announced new India investment deals in science and technology. A routine exchange of political favours. But the British prime minister courteously made n ...

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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